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    The document provides information about using the man command in AIX 7.1 to view documentation on commands. It lists the objectives as being able to use man and describe AIX's online documentation. It then describes the features of man, including that it displays the purpose, syntax, description, flags, examples, and files for a given command. It also provides an example of using man to view documentation for the who command.

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    Student Notebook

    Unit Objectives
    After completing this unit, you should be able to:

    Use the man command to view information about AIX


    commands

    Describe the use of AIX 7.1 Web-based online documentation

    Figure 3-1. Unit Objectives

    Notes:

    3-2 AIX 7 Basics


    V3.1
    Student Notebook

    Uempty

    man Command
    zThe man command provides reference information on commands,
    subroutines, and files

    z Manual information consists of:

    - Purpose (one line description)


    – Syntax (all valid options and arguments)
    – Description (verbose description)
    – Flags (description of all valid options)
    – Examples (command examples)
    – Files (associated files and directories)
    – Related Information (additional resources and information)

    Figure 3-2. man Command

    Notes:

    man command features


    The man command will look in the online manual for information on the commands,
    subroutines, and files with the name title. This information will be presented on the
    screen one page at a time for the user to browse.
    The information consists of:
    Purpose The title and a one line description of the command
    Syntax A list of all valid options and arguments
    Description Many pages of information about the function and usage of the
    command with examples
    Flags Description of available options
    Examples Samples of how to use the command
    Files Any system files associated with the command
    Related Info . The names of any related commands

    Unit 3. AIX 7.1 Documentation 3-3


    Student Notebook

    man Example

    $ man who
    Purpose
    Identifies the users currently logged in.

    Syntax
    who [ -a | -b -d -h -i -I -m -p -q -u -H -T ] [ File ]
    who am { i | I}

    Description
    The who command displays information about all users currently on the
    local system. The following information is displayed: login name,
    workstation name, date and time of login.

    Flags
    -m Displays information about the current terminal. The
    who -m command is equivalent to the who am i and
    who am I commands.
    -u or -i Displays the user name, workstation name, login time,
    line activity, and process ID of each current user.

    Examples
    1. To display information about who is using the local system node,
    enter:
    who

    Implementation Specifics
    This command is part of Asynchronous Terminal Emulation (ATE)

    Files
    /etc/utmp Contains user and accounting information.

    Figure 3-3. man Example

    Notes:
    This example shows the man who command. Note that this example has been
    condensed to fit on one page.

    3-4 AIX 7 Basics

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