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linuxcommandubuntu-18.04manual

Man command in linux returns "no manual entry for <package_name>"

When I run the man command in Linux. It returns manual for some packages, but in some case it says

no manual entry for <package_name>

for-example: man cloud-guest-utils command or man btrfs-tools and some more also.

Is there no manual available for these packages or is there some else issue?

Solution

  • It means that there is simply no manual available for the requested command. You will get the same error if you try man any-string.

    You may use tab-completion if you are not sure about the man entry name; the tab-completion is usually enabled in the latest distribution.