Coreutils and getting help
Run the following command in bash,
$ info coreutils
Alternatively, go on emacs (if it is installed), and Ctrl-h i
, to see an overview of help topics. The info
within emacs is more colorful than the standalone info
program.
To get the manpage for bash, enter the following
$ info bash
which is a highly recommended read. To open the manpages on emacs, enter Alt-x man
or Alt-x woman
.
The man
command in Linux does something similar, however the navigation is vi
-like, unlike the info
command which is emacs
-like. For example in the man
navigation, j
and k
to go up and down. /
to search. In the info
navigation, Ctrl-v
goes downward, Alt-v
upward, and Ctrl-s
for search. Press F10
to see more options and in emacs
.
Source Code
The source code for gnu coreutils is located here. Enjoy!