Getting More Information

Summary of this section

• info : To read info pages.

  Usage : to find out about a command

  info command
  

  To search info pages for a keyword

  info --apropos=keyword
  

• Fire up Mozilla. Go to http://www.google.com and search for `Unix tutorial'.

The best way to get more information is to use the info command. You might want to try

HAL9000> info info

first to find out how to use info effectively.

Perhaps you heard about a command called awk but have no idea what it does. To find out, type

HAL9000> info awk

This will show you the info pages for the command awk which shows what it does, how to use it, and where to find more info. Now, suppose you want to do a certain thing, but don't quite know if there is a command for it. For instance, suppose you want to check your spelling, but don't know if there is a program for it. To find out, you can search info pages for the key word, for instance, you may do

HAL9000> info --apropos spell

Also, it is an excellent idea to fire up a Mozilla, go to http://www.google.com and search for Unix tutorial. You should get a ton of hits.