Date: 2016may23 Update: 2024dec24 OS: Linux Level: beginner Keywords: manual Q. Linux: How to search man (manual) pages A. There are a few ways:

man -k <target> whatis <target> apropos <target> tldr <target>

Where <target> is what you're looking for. For example, to search for info about the `ls` command:

man -k ls whatis ls apropos ls tldr ls

This is often better than using a online search engine since it gives you info about your distro and the the exact version you have. But if you want to look online, here's a good place:

https://linux.die.net/man/