$ man man
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NAME
man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals
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What’s the meaning of on-line here?
$ man man … NAME man – an interface to the on-line reference manuals
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$ man man
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NAME
man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals
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What’s the meaning of on-line here?
Available from the command line? 🙂
“On-line” can mean available immediately/connected/ready to use, which accurately describes a manual contained within the system itself. Considering the age of this, it may also refer to electronic manual as opposed to printed manual.