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'man' is probably the most indispensable.


I find 'apropos' pretty indispensable, because it lets you find the thing that does the thing you need, so you can read its man page.


That sounds interesting. Is it documented anywhere?


No, it's something neckbeards pass along to junior sysadmins, and it's hidden very deep in /dev/null.




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