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TIP: Where is the documentation?

Posted by Jason on Monday March 19, @09:59PM
from the RTFM dept.
FreeBSD (like other Unix type OS's) includes a lot of documentation. One form of documentation is the man pages (manual pages). Another way to get help is to use the on-line docs.

To learn about a command, check the man page. Login and type:

man commnd_name

examples:
man ls
man cat
man more

You can also look at the man pages for devices and options in your kernel.

example:
man pcm
(will tell you all about the pcm sound code for the kernel)

Another way to get help is to use the on-line docs. When you install a system or application, documentation is usually provided in the form of text or html files. The system docs can be found in the directory /usr/share/doc/. 3rd party application docs can usually be found in the directory /usr/local/share/doc/.

(note: The FreeBSD Handbook can be found in /usr/share/doc/handbook/index.html)

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