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To find manual pages pertaining to a certain subject or keyword (for example <i>directory</i>), please enter:
{{Command|apropos directory}}
By convention, the executables themselves contain some help on how to use them.
By convention, the executables themselves contain some help on how to use them.
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Generally, you invoke this help using the command line argument <code>-h</code> or <code>--help</code>, or in certain cases, <code>-help</code>.
Generally, you invoke this help using the command line argument <code>-h</code> or <code>--help</code>, or in certain cases, <code>-help</code>.
For example,
{{Command|ls --help}}


== Orienting yourself on a system == <!--T:6-->
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