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 by 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.

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.