Displaying a Man Page

Manual reference pages, traditionally known as "man pages," provide information on all HP-UX commands, Xt Intrinsics functions, OSF/Motif functions and widgets, and almost all contributed functions. You can display any man page using the Man Page control in the Help subpanel.

	NOTE: Online man pages are not included in Desktop HP-UX. See the HP-UX Reference.

Figure 4-11 Use the Man Page control to view man pages.

Displaying a Man Page from the Help subpanel. 

You may repeat steps 2 and 3 as many times as you want to view additional man pages. When you are done, choose Exit.

Example.  To display the man page for the vuewm command, first choose "Man Page" from the Help subpanel. A dialog is displayed, prompting you for the man page name. Move the mouse pointer into the recessed shaded area to the right of "Man Page: " (this area is called the "name field"), and click mouse button 1. A blinking cursor in the shape of an "I-beam" appears, indicating that the name field is active for you to enter data. Enter the string "vuewm" into the name field ...

Figure 4-12 Type the name of the man page.

... then choose "Show Man Page."

Figure 4-13 Man pages are displayed in a quick help dialog.

When you're done, close the man page by choosing OK. To display another man page, enter its name just as you did for vuewm. When you are done viewing man pages, choose Exit.