Top "Manpage" questions

Man pages are the documentation pages that come preinstalled with almost all substantial Unix and Unix-like operating systems

Set local environment variables in C++

How do I set an environment variable in C++? They do not need to persist past program execution They only …

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Where is the 'man' Program for Windows (Program to open UNIX man pages)?

I'm looking for the windows executable for the linux man (manual reader). I tried googling around, but got frustrated with …

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What does the number in parentheses shown after Unix command names in manpages mean?

For example: man(1), find(3), updatedb(2)? What do the numbers in parentheses (Brit. "brackets") mean?

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Where are the man pages for C++?

Does documentation for C++ exist in Linux? I want something like the man pages of C. For example, docs for …

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In Linux, how do I get man pages for C functions rather than for bash commands?

In Linux, how do I get the man pages for C functions rather than shell commands? For example, when I …

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What's the difference between "C system calls" and "C library routines"?

There are multiple sections in the manpages. Two of them are: 2 Unix and C system calls 3 C Library routines for …

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How to read a .man file not on manpath?

How do I read a .man file that's not on my manpath? I know I had a command for this, …

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What does set -e and set -a do in bash.What are other options that i can use with set command

I would like to know as what do below commands do in bash. set -e set -a What are other …

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Docker ubuntu image - bash: man: command not found

Am getting started with Docker and just pulled up a basic ubuntu image. I am on a windows 7 box running …

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Is there a specification for a man page's SYNOPSIS section?

I'm trying to write some specifications to be shared between a small team and getting picky about the format I …

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