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		klibertp on May 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Useless Use of "dd" (2015) On the topic of hidden gems. The info directory is frequently populated by default with manuals when you install a piece of software. These tend to be more in-depth and complete manuals then the man pages for the same tool. Just type `info` in a terminal and be amazed. Emacs has a convenient info viewer also, under `C-h i`.

tingletech on May 23, 2022 [–]

usually `info` only works on a GNU derived OS. `man -k` has worked on every flavor of unix I've met.

edit: `man -k ''` might be a GNUism too. Just tried on a BSD derived OS and got back nothing.

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