Getting command information in Data ONTAP

Where information about Data ONTAP commands is

Basic information about each Data ONTAP command is stored in manual pages in the etc/man directory in the filer. You can access this information from the command line using the man command.

How to get information about Data ONTAP commands

To get information about a Data ONTAP command, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: man [-s section] command_name section is one of the four sections of Data ONTAP man page information. Section 1 is Commands, Section 4 is Special Files, Section 5 is File Formats and Conventions, and Section 8 is System Management and Services. Result The manual page information is displayed on the terminal.

Step

Action

Enter the following command:

man [-s section] command_name

section is one of the four sections of Data ONTAP man page information. Section 1 is Commands, Section 4 is Special Files, Section 5 is File Formats and Conventions, and Section 8 is System Management and Services.

Result

The manual page information is displayed on the terminal.