<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Linux Meta-FAQ: Documentation for various programs</TITLE> <LINK HREF="META-FAQ-6.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="META-FAQ-4.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="META-FAQ.html#toc5" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="META-FAQ-6.html">Next</A> <A HREF="META-FAQ-4.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="META-FAQ.html#toc5">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s5">5. Documentation for various programs</A></H2> <P>Many programs come with some sort of documentation, often in a file called README or something similar. It is a VERY good idea to read them with care. It is boring to see (and answer) questions that are answered in the documentation. Most programs also have ``man pages''; use the command <CODE>man programname</CODE> to get documentation on a program named <CODE>programname</CODE>. To get help using the man program, use <CODE>man man</CODE>. <P>Most distributions put other documentation about programs in the directory /usr/doc/; your distribution should include documentation on how to access that documentation. <P> <HR> <A HREF="META-FAQ-6.html">Next</A> <A HREF="META-FAQ-4.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="META-FAQ.html#toc5">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
