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Updated format to be more consistent (#30311)

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Changed the more information section to be more consistent with the rest of the directory while adding an extra link to the Linux man man page. Also added a further example and an extra option to the usage.
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title: Bash Man title: Bash Man
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## Man ## Man
Man, the abbreviation of **man**ual, is a bash command used to display on-line reference manuals of the given command. Man, the abbreviation of **man**ual, is a bash command used to display on-line reference manuals of the given command.
Man displays the relative man page (short for **man**ual **page**) of the given command. Man displays the relative man page (short for **man**ual **page**) of the given command.
### Usage ### Usage
```bash ```bash
man [options] [command] man [options] [command]
``` ```
Most used options: Most used options:
* `-f`, print a short description of the given command * `-f`, print a short description of the given command
* `-a`, display, in succession, all of the available intro manual pages contained within the manual * `-a`, display, in succession, all of the available intro manual pages contained within the manual
* `-c`, reformat the source man page, used mostly when the page was formatted for a screen with a different number of columns
### Example
### Examples
Display the man page of ls:
#### Display the man page of ls
```bash
man ls ```bash
``` man ls
```
#### More information:
#### Display a short description of the shutdown command
* Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page
```bash
man -f shutdown
```
### More information:
* [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page)
* [Linux](https://linux.die.net/man/1/man)