Reading Linux kernel documentation in terminal
Is there a way to read Linux Kernel documentation offline in the terminal? For exmple, I am reading this document online: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/cgroups.txt
If I use Linux system, shouldn't the system already have one document copy. How can I access them in terminal?
linux-kernel documentation
asked Sep 14 '18 at 15:53
Joe Lu
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Is there a way to read Linux Kernel documentation offline in the terminal? For exmple, I am reading this document online: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/cgroups.txt
If I use Linux system, shouldn't the system already have one document copy. How can I access them in terminal?
linux-kernel documentation
asked Sep 14 '18 at 15:53
Joe Lu
35
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Linux is not an OS. Gnu/Linux is, but even then there are multiple distributions. So one distribution may have the documents installed by default, another may allow you to install them, and yet a third may provide no mechanism to install them, but you could install them manually in any case.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:19
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Is there a way to read Linux Kernel documentation offline in the terminal? For exmple, I am reading this document online: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/cgroups.txt
If I use Linux system, shouldn't the system already have one document copy. How can I access them in terminal?
linux-kernel documentation
asked Sep 14 '18 at 15:53
Joe Lu
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Is there a way to read Linux Kernel documentation offline in the terminal? For exmple, I am reading this document online: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/cgroups.txt
If I use Linux system, shouldn't the system already have one document copy. How can I access them in terminal?
linux-kernel documentation
linux-kernel documentation
asked Sep 14 '18 at 15:53
Joe Lu
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Joe Lu
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asked Sep 14 '18 at 15:53
Joe Lu
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asked Sep 14 '18 at 15:53
Joe Lu
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asked Sep 14 '18 at 15:53
Joe Lu
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Linux is not an OS. Gnu/Linux is, but even then there are multiple distributions. So one distribution may have the documents installed by default, another may allow you to install them, and yet a third may provide no mechanism to install them, but you could install them manually in any case.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:19
add a comment |
1
Linux is not an OS. Gnu/Linux is, but even then there are multiple distributions. So one distribution may have the documents installed by default, another may allow you to install them, and yet a third may provide no mechanism to install them, but you could install them manually in any case.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:19
1
1
Linux is not an OS. Gnu/Linux is, but even then there are multiple distributions. So one distribution may have the documents installed by default, another may allow you to install them, and yet a third may provide no mechanism to install them, but you could install them manually in any case.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:19
Linux is not an OS. Gnu/Linux is, but even then there are multiple distributions. So one distribution may have the documents installed by default, another may allow you to install them, and yet a third may provide no mechanism to install them, but you could install them manually in any case.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:19
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You can use the command curl something like:
curl https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/cgroups.txt | less
The command curl can visualize the document cgroups.txt in the same format as in the original webpage. You could pipe the output to the command less to be able to scroll through the text.
What I want is like:man cgroup.
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 16:02
1
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents likeman cgroup?
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers. (any you won't have to say it twice)
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:22
Dear Joe, according to your question. l understood that you would like to visualize the kernel documents using Terminal. You can run the commandcurlas I had provided. It will show the document exactly similar tocgroups.txtdocument and in the same format. Pipe the command to the commandlessto be able to scroll through the document. Please let me know if this is what you want ;-)
– user88036
Sep 14 '18 at 19:28
Your distribution (Debian, Ubuntu, Centos) may offer a local copy; please edit your question to include the distribution.
– Mark Plotnick
Sep 15 '18 at 7:36
add a comment |
If you have Linux sources downloaded, the same documentation (for the downloaded version) is available in doc/ subfolder.
You can download online files with wget, e.g. wget https://....
A simple way to read text files is to use a pager such as less.
answered Sep 14 '18 at 16:11
sebasth
8,16832046
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents likeman cgroup?
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:21
add a comment |
This worked for me to view this
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
in the terminal on Debian.
Install kernel specific docs
apt install linux-doc
Locate the file of interest
dpkg -L linux-doc | grep sysctl
View it
less /usr/share/doc/linux-doc/sysctl/vm.txt.gz
answered Dec 21 '18 at 17:31
michfuer
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You can use the command curl something like:
curl https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/cgroups.txt | less
The command curl can visualize the document cgroups.txt in the same format as in the original webpage. You could pipe the output to the command less to be able to scroll through the text.
What I want is like:man cgroup.
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 16:02
1
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents likeman cgroup?
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers. (any you won't have to say it twice)
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:22
Dear Joe, according to your question. l understood that you would like to visualize the kernel documents using Terminal. You can run the commandcurlas I had provided. It will show the document exactly similar tocgroups.txtdocument and in the same format. Pipe the command to the commandlessto be able to scroll through the document. Please let me know if this is what you want ;-)
– user88036
Sep 14 '18 at 19:28
Your distribution (Debian, Ubuntu, Centos) may offer a local copy; please edit your question to include the distribution.
– Mark Plotnick
Sep 15 '18 at 7:36
add a comment |
You can use the command curl something like:
curl https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/cgroups.txt | less
The command curl can visualize the document cgroups.txt in the same format as in the original webpage. You could pipe the output to the command less to be able to scroll through the text.
What I want is like:man cgroup.
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 16:02
1
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents likeman cgroup?
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers. (any you won't have to say it twice)
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:22
Dear Joe, according to your question. l understood that you would like to visualize the kernel documents using Terminal. You can run the commandcurlas I had provided. It will show the document exactly similar tocgroups.txtdocument and in the same format. Pipe the command to the commandlessto be able to scroll through the document. Please let me know if this is what you want ;-)
– user88036
Sep 14 '18 at 19:28
Your distribution (Debian, Ubuntu, Centos) may offer a local copy; please edit your question to include the distribution.
– Mark Plotnick
Sep 15 '18 at 7:36
add a comment |
You can use the command curl something like:
curl https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/cgroups.txt | less
The command curl can visualize the document cgroups.txt in the same format as in the original webpage. You could pipe the output to the command less to be able to scroll through the text.
You can use the command curl something like:
curl https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/cgroups.txt | less
The command curl can visualize the document cgroups.txt in the same format as in the original webpage. You could pipe the output to the command less to be able to scroll through the text.
edited Sep 14 '18 at 19:29
answered Sep 14 '18 at 15:59
user88036
What I want is like:man cgroup.
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 16:02
1
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents likeman cgroup?
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers. (any you won't have to say it twice)
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:22
Dear Joe, according to your question. l understood that you would like to visualize the kernel documents using Terminal. You can run the commandcurlas I had provided. It will show the document exactly similar tocgroups.txtdocument and in the same format. Pipe the command to the commandlessto be able to scroll through the document. Please let me know if this is what you want ;-)
– user88036
Sep 14 '18 at 19:28
Your distribution (Debian, Ubuntu, Centos) may offer a local copy; please edit your question to include the distribution.
– Mark Plotnick
Sep 15 '18 at 7:36
add a comment |
What I want is like:man cgroup.
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 16:02
1
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents likeman cgroup?
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers. (any you won't have to say it twice)
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:22
Dear Joe, according to your question. l understood that you would like to visualize the kernel documents using Terminal. You can run the commandcurlas I had provided. It will show the document exactly similar tocgroups.txtdocument and in the same format. Pipe the command to the commandlessto be able to scroll through the document. Please let me know if this is what you want ;-)
– user88036
Sep 14 '18 at 19:28
Your distribution (Debian, Ubuntu, Centos) may offer a local copy; please edit your question to include the distribution.
– Mark Plotnick
Sep 15 '18 at 7:36
What I want is like:
man cgroup.– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 16:02
What I want is like:
man cgroup.– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 16:02
1
1
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents like
man cgroup?– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents like
man cgroup?– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers. (any you won't have to say it twice)
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:22
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers. (any you won't have to say it twice)
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:22
Dear Joe, according to your question. l understood that you would like to visualize the kernel documents using Terminal. You can run the command
curl as I had provided. It will show the document exactly similar to cgroups.txt document and in the same format. Pipe the command to the command less to be able to scroll through the document. Please let me know if this is what you want ;-)– user88036
Sep 14 '18 at 19:28
Dear Joe, according to your question. l understood that you would like to visualize the kernel documents using Terminal. You can run the command
curl as I had provided. It will show the document exactly similar to cgroups.txt document and in the same format. Pipe the command to the command less to be able to scroll through the document. Please let me know if this is what you want ;-)– user88036
Sep 14 '18 at 19:28
Your distribution (Debian, Ubuntu, Centos) may offer a local copy; please edit your question to include the distribution.
– Mark Plotnick
Sep 15 '18 at 7:36
Your distribution (Debian, Ubuntu, Centos) may offer a local copy; please edit your question to include the distribution.
– Mark Plotnick
Sep 15 '18 at 7:36
add a comment |
If you have Linux sources downloaded, the same documentation (for the downloaded version) is available in doc/ subfolder.
You can download online files with wget, e.g. wget https://....
A simple way to read text files is to use a pager such as less.
answered Sep 14 '18 at 16:11
sebasth
8,16832046
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents likeman cgroup?
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:21
add a comment |
If you have Linux sources downloaded, the same documentation (for the downloaded version) is available in doc/ subfolder.
You can download online files with wget, e.g. wget https://....
A simple way to read text files is to use a pager such as less.
answered Sep 14 '18 at 16:11
sebasth
8,16832046
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents likeman cgroup?
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:21
add a comment |
If you have Linux sources downloaded, the same documentation (for the downloaded version) is available in doc/ subfolder.
You can download online files with wget, e.g. wget https://....
A simple way to read text files is to use a pager such as less.
answered Sep 14 '18 at 16:11
sebasth
8,16832046
If you have Linux sources downloaded, the same documentation (for the downloaded version) is available in doc/ subfolder.
You can download online files with wget, e.g. wget https://....
A simple way to read text files is to use a pager such as less.
answered Sep 14 '18 at 16:11
sebasth
8,16832046
answered Sep 14 '18 at 16:11
sebasth
8,16832046
answered Sep 14 '18 at 16:11
sebasth
8,16832046
answered Sep 14 '18 at 16:11
sebasth
8,16832046
8,16832046
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents likeman cgroup?
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:21
add a comment |
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents likeman cgroup?
– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:21
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents like
man cgroup?– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Sorry I didn't express my idea clearly. I updated the problem. Does the kernel document have one copy local? If so, how to access the documents like
man cgroup?– Joe Lu
Sep 14 '18 at 18:50
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:21
Welcome to the site. Can you please amend question, by amending question. Having to read all comments, to understand the question, will result in misunderstandings, reduce quality of answers, and delay answers.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Sep 14 '18 at 19:21
add a comment |
This worked for me to view this
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
in the terminal on Debian.
Install kernel specific docs
apt install linux-doc
Locate the file of interest
dpkg -L linux-doc | grep sysctl
View it
less /usr/share/doc/linux-doc/sysctl/vm.txt.gz
answered Dec 21 '18 at 17:31
michfuer
1
add a comment |
This worked for me to view this
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
in the terminal on Debian.
Install kernel specific docs
apt install linux-doc
Locate the file of interest
dpkg -L linux-doc | grep sysctl
View it
less /usr/share/doc/linux-doc/sysctl/vm.txt.gz
answered Dec 21 '18 at 17:31
michfuer
1
add a comment |
This worked for me to view this
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
in the terminal on Debian.
Install kernel specific docs
apt install linux-doc
Locate the file of interest
dpkg -L linux-doc | grep sysctl
View it
less /usr/share/doc/linux-doc/sysctl/vm.txt.gz
answered Dec 21 '18 at 17:31
michfuer
1
This worked for me to view this
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
in the terminal on Debian.
Install kernel specific docs
apt install linux-doc
Locate the file of interest
dpkg -L linux-doc | grep sysctl
View it
less /usr/share/doc/linux-doc/sysctl/vm.txt.gz
answered Dec 21 '18 at 17:31
michfuer
1
answered Dec 21 '18 at 17:31
michfuer
1
answered Dec 21 '18 at 17:31
michfuer
1
answered Dec 21 '18 at 17:31
michfuer
1
1
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Linux is not an OS. Gnu/Linux is, but even then there are multiple distributions. So one distribution may have the documents installed by default, another may allow you to install them, and yet a third may provide no mechanism to install them, but you could install them manually in any case.
– ctrl-alt-delor
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