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Manual Pages

For complete explanation about a certain Unix command, see the ``manual page'' by using the man command. For example you can type 
	pascal>  man ls
	pascal>  man chmod
	pascal>  man man
Also, if you don't know the name of a command but you know its function, you can use man -k with a keyword and get a list of commands related to that keyword; 
	pascal>  man -k editor
In a text window, the manual page scrolls one screenful at a time; you can advance one screen by pressing the Spacebar, or one line by pressing Return. An easier way to look through manual pages, if you are in X Window System (which you are now, if you can read this page!), is to use the program xman.
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