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Can I use `man` for a command in a specified path?

In my CentOS server, I have two commands: /bin/vi and /usr/local/bin/vi.

If /usr/local/bin/vi presents before /bin/vi in PATH, man vi will show the man page for /usr/local/bin/vi.

How can I get man page for /bin/vi then? I have tried man /bin/vi, but it did not work.

Solution

  • Do you know where the man page for /bin/vi is kept? If so, set the environmental variable MANPATH to point to that directory, or add it at the beginning.

    export MANPATH=/mymanpath:$MANPATH