5 Useful Linux Help Commands
Feb 9, 2021
1. apropos:
If you don’t remember the command that you need, you can type a keyword with “apropos” about what you want to do. Then, all commands related to the keyword will be displayed.
2. man:
Display the manual page of a given command.
3. info:
Reads documentation and gives more detailed information about a command then man pages do. “info” also allows navigation and links between pages.
4. whatis:
Display short manual page descriptions.
5. — help :
Displays summaries of built-in commands.