man-db

man-db is an implementation of the standard Unix documentation system accessed using the man command.

Runs as man, manpath, mandb, apropos, whatis|Linux, macOS|man-db.gitlab.io

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 7 fields

Show or locate manual pages. Config file, browser, preprocessor and troff options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui man-db

Read manual pageExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Page names*

string

Sections to search

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Read a page

pagesections

Search descriptions

pageapropos

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Page names

string · positional 0 · repeatable

Sections to search

Colon-separated list, for example 1:3.
string

-S

Open every matching page

boolean

-a

Print file location only

boolean

-w--path

Short description (whatis)

boolean

-f

Search descriptions (apropos)

boolean

-k

Pager program

string

-P

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

fig

completion

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed man against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.