A collection of short documents available on-line on UNIX systems that describe the commands available on the system. Accessed via the man command. ``A system for doing mathematics by computer'' - from the advertising. A powerful software system incorporating numerical, symbolic, and graphical computations with interactive programming.

Stands for manual pages, the UNIX on-line documentation.

Along with FAQs and RTFM, man pages (short for manual pages) are one of the single most useful online sources of information on UNIX systems. The complete documentation for many system utilities can be accessed through the man pages. To ask for help, type man man. This peculiar-looking command gives you instructions on using the "man" facility itself. See also Frequently Asked Questions. WWWebfx Home Page