To properly exit man pages

grautu · 08-24-2006, 04:09 PM

Hi!
I would be interested to know a keyboard shortcut for properly exiting man page files. I do not assume using any X terminal, any console under X or mouse anyway: just thinking of a pure shell session. Clearly Ctrl+Z is not a good choice, though it does work to some extent.
Could anybody please help me?
Thanks

pljvaldez · 08-24-2006, 04:16 PM

q

This message is too short!

timothyb89 · 08-24-2006, 04:24 PM

Q is the esieset way to do it, but Control+C works too.

grautu · 08-24-2006, 07:02 PM

Thanks!
Q is OK but Ctrl+C always failed in my case.

zanier · 08-18-2012, 03:17 AM

CTRL+C doesn't work on my machine

q is the fastest way.
CTRL+V doesn't work too

i really need this shortcut ...........

cynwulf · 08-18-2012, 04:31 AM

q is the correct way. At the bottom of man pages there is a footer containing the wisdom: "(press h for help or q to quit)"

For more info

Code:

$ man man

David the H. · 08-18-2012, 06:04 AM

man doesn't display the man pages itself, it opens up them up in the default pager program set in your shell (unless told to do otherwise). This is nearly always less in most Linux distributions.

Read man man and man less for details on their operation.

m.a.l.'s pa · 08-18-2012, 06:07 AM

Since man pages are displayed by less, you can type h from within a man page for the "summary of less commands," where you'll find:

Code:

q  :q  Q  :Q  ZZ     Exit.