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Search and browse man pages from ManKier.com. Command line interface for ManKier man page repository. **Dependency**: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installation options). see x-cmd skill for installation.

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name: x-mankier description: | Search and browse man pages from ManKier.com. Command line interface for ManKier man page repository.

Dependency: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installation options). see x-cmd skill for installation.

license: Apache-2.0 compatibility: POSIX Shell

metadata: author: Li Junhao version: "1.0.0" category: x-cmd-extension tags: [x-cmd, man, manual, documentation, mankier]

x mankier - Man Page Search & Browser

Search and browse man pages from ManKier.com via command line.


Quick Start

Explain Shell Commands

# Explain a command with options
x mankier explain "tar -czvf"

# Explain specific tool options
x mankier explain jq -cr

Search Man Pages

# Search for man pages
x mankier query ls

# Interactive search
x mankier query --app regex

Get Man Page Details

# Get full man page
x mankier page jq.1

# Get specific section
x mankier section NAME tar

# Get all references
x mankier ref tar

Common Commands

Command Description
x mankier explain <cmd> Explain shell command and options
x mankier query <term> Search for man pages
x mankier page <page> Get full man page content
x mankier section <name> <page> Get specific section from man page
x mankier ref <page> Get all links to/from the man page
x mankier : <term> Search ManKier via DuckDuckGo
x mankier --help Show help information

Examples

Explain Commands

# Understand tar options
x mankier explain "tar -czvf archive.tar.gz"

# Explain jq filtering
x mankier explain jq '.foo'

Search and Browse

# Search for list-related commands
x mankier query ls

# Interactive fuzzy search
x mankier query --app regex

# Get jq manual
x mankier page jq.1

Get Specific Sections

# Get NAME section from tar manual
x mankier section NAME tar

# Get DESCRIPTION section
x mankier section DESCRIPTION grep

Search via DuckDuckGo

# Search for nvme documentation
x mankier : nvme

# Search for disk management
x mankier : "disk partition"

Tips

  • explain: Best for understanding complex command options
  • query --app: Interactive fuzzy finder for browsing
  • page: Get the complete manual page content
  • section: Extract only the part you need

Related

Install via CLI
npx skills add https://github.com/x-cmd/x-cmd --skill x-mankier
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