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Chapter 1. Getting Started 11
Figure 1-13. Reading a Man Page with the Shell Prompt
To navigate the man page you can use the [Page Down] and [Page Up] keys or use the [Spacebar] to
move down one page and [B] to move up. To exit the man page, type [Q].
To search a man page for keywords type [/] and then a keyword or phrase and press [Enter]. All
instances of the keyword will be highlighted throughout the man page, allowing you to quickly read
the keyword in context.
1.7.1.2. Printing a Man Page
Printing man pages is a useful way to archive commonly used commands, perhaps in bound form for
quick reference. If you have a printer available and configured for use with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide for more information), you can
print a man page by typing the following command at a shell prompt:
man command| col -b | lpr
The example above combines separate commands into one unique function. will output
man command
the contents of the command man page to , which formats the contents to fit within a printed page.
col
The command sends the formatted content to the printer.
lpr
1.7.1.3. The Man Page
man
Just like other commands, has its own man page. Type at the shell prompt for more
man man man
information.
1.7.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Documentation
If you have the Red Hat Enterprise Linux boxed set, remember to take a look at the Red Hat En-
terprise Linux Documentation CD. All of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux manuals are on this CD.
Individual downloads of our documentation in HTML, RPM, PDF, and compressed tarball format
( ) are also available at http://www.redhat.com/docs/. Once you have logged in to your user
.tar.gz
account, inserting the Documentation CD in your CD-ROM drive should automatically start the Pack-
age Management Tool and allow you to install any of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux documentation.
Follow the instructions and choose the documentation you would like to install.