How to search in man?

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To search within a manual page opened with the man command, you can use the following methods:

Searching Forward

  1. Press / (slash).
  2. Type the search term you want to find.
  3. Press Enter. The first occurrence of the term will be highlighted.

Searching Backward

  1. Press ? (question mark).
  2. Type the search term you want to find.
  3. Press Enter. The first occurrence of the term will be highlighted in the reverse direction.
  • Press n to go to the next occurrence of the search term.
  • Press N to go to the previous occurrence of the search term.

These methods allow you to efficiently locate specific information within the manual pages.

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