Mastering Linux Man and Help Command

What's the difference between Documentation(doc), Manuals(man), Help, and Information(info)? I've seen these four different words used across different system ...

man: traditional system-wide manual pages for commands and configurations. help: bash command builtin for bash commands only. info: alternative for man ...

help is a built-in command in the bash shell (and that shell only) that documents some of the builtin commands and keywords of that shell.

In summary, the 'help' command provides a quick and concise overview of a command's usage, while the 'man' command offers a more comprehensive and detailed reference for understanding and using Linux commands, utilities, and system functions.

-h short attribute is intended to save time of user which types a command(s), sometimes very long; --help attribute is intended for bash scripts.

help is a bash command. It uses internal bash structures to store and retrieve information about bash commands. man is a macro set for the troff (via groff) ...

Help is a built-in usage of the command, and not all commands implement it, or at least not the same way, however, man is a command by ...

--help, -h, -?, etc. Pros: Good for a quick reminder of command usage. Cons: These options might work, they might not. Presumably it's up to the ...

help is for bash commands only right? man is the manual, and is more for reference. It's not out of date in my experience. info is for more ...

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