How to install man pages on centos?
Note: This applies to Centos 7. If you are looking for a Debian answer, see this question. Those answers will not be duplicated here.
After an install of centos 7, I can't access man pages :
# man ls
-bash: man: command not found
I tried to install it via yum
# yum install man-pages
... ok
But again:
# man ls
-bash: man: command not found
Why?
centos man
edited Aug 16 '18 at 20:51
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asked Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
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Note: This applies to Centos 7. If you are looking for a Debian answer, see this question. Those answers will not be duplicated here.
After an install of centos 7, I can't access man pages :
# man ls
-bash: man: command not found
I tried to install it via yum
# yum install man-pages
... ok
But again:
# man ls
-bash: man: command not found
Why?
centos man
edited Aug 16 '18 at 20:51
msp9011
3,82843963
asked Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
1
This is extremely weird, asman(1)is a very fundamental piece of the system. You could try to reinstall, i.e., goyum reinstall /usr/bin/man.
– vonbrand
Dec 31 '15 at 23:01
add a comment |
Note: This applies to Centos 7. If you are looking for a Debian answer, see this question. Those answers will not be duplicated here.
After an install of centos 7, I can't access man pages :
# man ls
-bash: man: command not found
I tried to install it via yum
# yum install man-pages
... ok
But again:
# man ls
-bash: man: command not found
Why?
centos man
edited Aug 16 '18 at 20:51
msp9011
3,82843963
asked Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
Note: This applies to Centos 7. If you are looking for a Debian answer, see this question. Those answers will not be duplicated here.
After an install of centos 7, I can't access man pages :
# man ls
-bash: man: command not found
I tried to install it via yum
# yum install man-pages
... ok
But again:
# man ls
-bash: man: command not found
Why?
centos man
centos man
edited Aug 16 '18 at 20:51
msp9011
3,82843963
asked Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
edited Aug 16 '18 at 20:51
msp9011
3,82843963
asked Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
edited Aug 16 '18 at 20:51
msp9011
3,82843963
edited Aug 16 '18 at 20:51
msp9011
3,82843963
edited Aug 16 '18 at 20:51
msp9011
3,82843963
3,82843963
asked Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
asked Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
asked Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
4302515
1
This is extremely weird, asman(1)is a very fundamental piece of the system. You could try to reinstall, i.e., goyum reinstall /usr/bin/man.
– vonbrand
Dec 31 '15 at 23:01
add a comment |
1
This is extremely weird, asman(1)is a very fundamental piece of the system. You could try to reinstall, i.e., goyum reinstall /usr/bin/man.
– vonbrand
Dec 31 '15 at 23:01
1
1
This is extremely weird, as
man(1) is a very fundamental piece of the system. You could try to reinstall, i.e., go yum reinstall /usr/bin/man.– vonbrand
Dec 31 '15 at 23:01
This is extremely weird, as
man(1) is a very fundamental piece of the system. You could try to reinstall, i.e., go yum reinstall /usr/bin/man.– vonbrand
Dec 31 '15 at 23:01
add a comment |
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In order to use the man command, you must also install the man package before or after the man-pages one
# yum install man-pages
... ok
# yum install man
... ok
Now man is installed
# man ls
NAME
ls - list directory contents
SYNOPSIS
ls [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
List information about the FILEs (the current directory by default). Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuvSUX nor --sort.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. ...
edited May 14 '17 at 5:08
Stephen C
331316
answered Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
2
Apparently this doesn't work on centOS inside a docker container. I know I've gotten this to work in a centOS VM, but unsure why its not working in the container.
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 21:07
8
Ok, I just found my answer. Docker centos images are prebuild with tsflags=nodocs set in /etc/yum.conf. See hub.docker.com/_/centos
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 22:26
Yes you're right! +1 for the complement. Thanks!
– Rémi B.
Jan 11 '18 at 13:34
add a comment |
The syntax on CentOS 7:
# yum install man-pages man-db man
The syntax on CentOS 6:
$ sudo yum install man man-pages
Source
answered Oct 12 '18 at 9:49
simhumilecosimhumileco
1529
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I had the same problem in my docker container and solved it by commenting out the tsflags=nodocs in /etc/yum.conf file, then I removed the man-pages and man-db and reinstall them again. It works fine this way.
$ vi /etc/yum.conf
Search for tsflags into the file and add a comment (#) in front of it:
#tsflags=nodocs
Now remove the man-db and the man-pages if it's already installed on your system:
$ yum remove man-pages man-db
Then install them again:
$ yum install man-pages man-db
Sorted!
answered Jan 9 at 16:33
R. SR. S
12
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In order to use the man command, you must also install the man package before or after the man-pages one
# yum install man-pages
... ok
# yum install man
... ok
Now man is installed
# man ls
NAME
ls - list directory contents
SYNOPSIS
ls [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
List information about the FILEs (the current directory by default). Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuvSUX nor --sort.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. ...
edited May 14 '17 at 5:08
Stephen C
331316
answered Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
2
Apparently this doesn't work on centOS inside a docker container. I know I've gotten this to work in a centOS VM, but unsure why its not working in the container.
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 21:07
8
Ok, I just found my answer. Docker centos images are prebuild with tsflags=nodocs set in /etc/yum.conf. See hub.docker.com/_/centos
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 22:26
Yes you're right! +1 for the complement. Thanks!
– Rémi B.
Jan 11 '18 at 13:34
add a comment |
In order to use the man command, you must also install the man package before or after the man-pages one
# yum install man-pages
... ok
# yum install man
... ok
Now man is installed
# man ls
NAME
ls - list directory contents
SYNOPSIS
ls [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
List information about the FILEs (the current directory by default). Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuvSUX nor --sort.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. ...
edited May 14 '17 at 5:08
Stephen C
331316
answered Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
2
Apparently this doesn't work on centOS inside a docker container. I know I've gotten this to work in a centOS VM, but unsure why its not working in the container.
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 21:07
8
Ok, I just found my answer. Docker centos images are prebuild with tsflags=nodocs set in /etc/yum.conf. See hub.docker.com/_/centos
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 22:26
Yes you're right! +1 for the complement. Thanks!
– Rémi B.
Jan 11 '18 at 13:34
add a comment |
In order to use the man command, you must also install the man package before or after the man-pages one
# yum install man-pages
... ok
# yum install man
... ok
Now man is installed
# man ls
NAME
ls - list directory contents
SYNOPSIS
ls [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
List information about the FILEs (the current directory by default). Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuvSUX nor --sort.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. ...
edited May 14 '17 at 5:08
Stephen C
331316
answered Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
In order to use the man command, you must also install the man package before or after the man-pages one
# yum install man-pages
... ok
# yum install man
... ok
Now man is installed
# man ls
NAME
ls - list directory contents
SYNOPSIS
ls [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
List information about the FILEs (the current directory by default). Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuvSUX nor --sort.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. ...
edited May 14 '17 at 5:08
Stephen C
331316
answered Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
edited May 14 '17 at 5:08
Stephen C
331316
edited May 14 '17 at 5:08
Stephen C
331316
edited May 14 '17 at 5:08
Stephen C
331316
331316
answered Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
answered Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
answered Dec 31 '15 at 16:47
Rémi B.Rémi B.
4302515
4302515
2
Apparently this doesn't work on centOS inside a docker container. I know I've gotten this to work in a centOS VM, but unsure why its not working in the container.
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 21:07
8
Ok, I just found my answer. Docker centos images are prebuild with tsflags=nodocs set in /etc/yum.conf. See hub.docker.com/_/centos
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 22:26
Yes you're right! +1 for the complement. Thanks!
– Rémi B.
Jan 11 '18 at 13:34
add a comment |
2
Apparently this doesn't work on centOS inside a docker container. I know I've gotten this to work in a centOS VM, but unsure why its not working in the container.
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 21:07
8
Ok, I just found my answer. Docker centos images are prebuild with tsflags=nodocs set in /etc/yum.conf. See hub.docker.com/_/centos
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 22:26
Yes you're right! +1 for the complement. Thanks!
– Rémi B.
Jan 11 '18 at 13:34
2
2
Apparently this doesn't work on centOS inside a docker container. I know I've gotten this to work in a centOS VM, but unsure why its not working in the container.
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 21:07
Apparently this doesn't work on centOS inside a docker container. I know I've gotten this to work in a centOS VM, but unsure why its not working in the container.
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 21:07
8
8
Ok, I just found my answer. Docker centos images are prebuild with tsflags=nodocs set in /etc/yum.conf. See hub.docker.com/_/centos
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 22:26
Ok, I just found my answer. Docker centos images are prebuild with tsflags=nodocs set in /etc/yum.conf. See hub.docker.com/_/centos
– jersey bean
Jan 10 '18 at 22:26
Yes you're right! +1 for the complement. Thanks!
– Rémi B.
Jan 11 '18 at 13:34
Yes you're right! +1 for the complement. Thanks!
– Rémi B.
Jan 11 '18 at 13:34
add a comment |
The syntax on CentOS 7:
# yum install man-pages man-db man
The syntax on CentOS 6:
$ sudo yum install man man-pages
Source
answered Oct 12 '18 at 9:49
simhumilecosimhumileco
1529
add a comment |
The syntax on CentOS 7:
# yum install man-pages man-db man
The syntax on CentOS 6:
$ sudo yum install man man-pages
Source
answered Oct 12 '18 at 9:49
simhumilecosimhumileco
1529
add a comment |
The syntax on CentOS 7:
# yum install man-pages man-db man
The syntax on CentOS 6:
$ sudo yum install man man-pages
Source
answered Oct 12 '18 at 9:49
simhumilecosimhumileco
1529
The syntax on CentOS 7:
# yum install man-pages man-db man
The syntax on CentOS 6:
$ sudo yum install man man-pages
Source
answered Oct 12 '18 at 9:49
simhumilecosimhumileco
1529
answered Oct 12 '18 at 9:49
simhumilecosimhumileco
1529
answered Oct 12 '18 at 9:49
simhumilecosimhumileco
1529
answered Oct 12 '18 at 9:49
simhumilecosimhumileco
1529
1529
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add a comment |
I had the same problem in my docker container and solved it by commenting out the tsflags=nodocs in /etc/yum.conf file, then I removed the man-pages and man-db and reinstall them again. It works fine this way.
$ vi /etc/yum.conf
Search for tsflags into the file and add a comment (#) in front of it:
#tsflags=nodocs
Now remove the man-db and the man-pages if it's already installed on your system:
$ yum remove man-pages man-db
Then install them again:
$ yum install man-pages man-db
Sorted!
answered Jan 9 at 16:33
R. SR. S
12
add a comment |
I had the same problem in my docker container and solved it by commenting out the tsflags=nodocs in /etc/yum.conf file, then I removed the man-pages and man-db and reinstall them again. It works fine this way.
$ vi /etc/yum.conf
Search for tsflags into the file and add a comment (#) in front of it:
#tsflags=nodocs
Now remove the man-db and the man-pages if it's already installed on your system:
$ yum remove man-pages man-db
Then install them again:
$ yum install man-pages man-db
Sorted!
answered Jan 9 at 16:33
R. SR. S
12
add a comment |
I had the same problem in my docker container and solved it by commenting out the tsflags=nodocs in /etc/yum.conf file, then I removed the man-pages and man-db and reinstall them again. It works fine this way.
$ vi /etc/yum.conf
Search for tsflags into the file and add a comment (#) in front of it:
#tsflags=nodocs
Now remove the man-db and the man-pages if it's already installed on your system:
$ yum remove man-pages man-db
Then install them again:
$ yum install man-pages man-db
Sorted!
answered Jan 9 at 16:33
R. SR. S
12
I had the same problem in my docker container and solved it by commenting out the tsflags=nodocs in /etc/yum.conf file, then I removed the man-pages and man-db and reinstall them again. It works fine this way.
$ vi /etc/yum.conf
Search for tsflags into the file and add a comment (#) in front of it:
#tsflags=nodocs
Now remove the man-db and the man-pages if it's already installed on your system:
$ yum remove man-pages man-db
Then install them again:
$ yum install man-pages man-db
Sorted!
answered Jan 9 at 16:33
R. SR. S
12
edited Jan 10 at 10:45
answered Jan 9 at 16:33
R. SR. S
12
answered Jan 9 at 16:33
R. SR. S
12
answered Jan 9 at 16:33
R. SR. S
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This is extremely weird, as
man(1)is a very fundamental piece of the system. You could try to reinstall, i.e., goyum reinstall /usr/bin/man.– vonbrand
Dec 31 '15 at 23:01