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Getting help at the terminal

cheat sheet · Linux https://lab.dimsanych.ru/en/wiki/man-help/

Cheat sheet

cmd --help a quick reference
man cmd the full manual
man 5 cmd a specific manual section
man -k topic search commands by topic (run mandb if empty)
tldr cmd examples, if available
type cmd what it is: alias, function, builtin, file
help builtin help for a bash builtin