man does not work (too many arguments)
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I get this an error when trying to run man on a Linux system:
$ LC_ALL=C man man
man: Too many arguments
Try 'man --help' or 'man --usage' for more information.
My man command doesn't seem to be an alias:
command -v man: /usr/bin/man
What's going on?
man
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I get this an error when trying to run man on a Linux system:
$ LC_ALL=C man man
man: Too many arguments
Try 'man --help' or 'man --usage' for more information.
My man command doesn't seem to be an alias:
command -v man: /usr/bin/man
What's going on?
man
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What is the output of "alias man" or simply "alias"?
– rbrtflr
14 hours ago
Is yourmanan alias? Check withtype manorcommand -v man.
– Kusalananda
14 hours ago
1
@jayooin It's setting the default locale to the standardClocale. There is nothing strange about that bit.
– Kusalananda
13 hours ago
4
I'm pretty sure this only made it to Hot Network Questions because the title is hilarious
– jalalipop
2 hours ago
2
Yes, let's sow confusion in interpersonal.SE :)
– rackandboneman
2 hours ago
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I get this an error when trying to run man on a Linux system:
$ LC_ALL=C man man
man: Too many arguments
Try 'man --help' or 'man --usage' for more information.
My man command doesn't seem to be an alias:
command -v man: /usr/bin/man
What's going on?
man
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I get this an error when trying to run man on a Linux system:
$ LC_ALL=C man man
man: Too many arguments
Try 'man --help' or 'man --usage' for more information.
My man command doesn't seem to be an alias:
command -v man: /usr/bin/man
What's going on?
man
man
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What is the output of "alias man" or simply "alias"?
– rbrtflr
14 hours ago
Is yourmanan alias? Check withtype manorcommand -v man.
– Kusalananda
14 hours ago
1
@jayooin It's setting the default locale to the standardClocale. There is nothing strange about that bit.
– Kusalananda
13 hours ago
4
I'm pretty sure this only made it to Hot Network Questions because the title is hilarious
– jalalipop
2 hours ago
2
Yes, let's sow confusion in interpersonal.SE :)
– rackandboneman
2 hours ago
|
show 6 more comments
What is the output of "alias man" or simply "alias"?
– rbrtflr
14 hours ago
Is yourmanan alias? Check withtype manorcommand -v man.
– Kusalananda
14 hours ago
1
@jayooin It's setting the default locale to the standardClocale. There is nothing strange about that bit.
– Kusalananda
13 hours ago
4
I'm pretty sure this only made it to Hot Network Questions because the title is hilarious
– jalalipop
2 hours ago
2
Yes, let's sow confusion in interpersonal.SE :)
– rackandboneman
2 hours ago
What is the output of "alias man" or simply "alias"?
– rbrtflr
14 hours ago
What is the output of "alias man" or simply "alias"?
– rbrtflr
14 hours ago
Is your
man an alias? Check with type man or command -v man.– Kusalananda
14 hours ago
Is your
man an alias? Check with type man or command -v man.– Kusalananda
14 hours ago
1
1
@jayooin It's setting the default locale to the standard
C locale. There is nothing strange about that bit.– Kusalananda
13 hours ago
@jayooin It's setting the default locale to the standard
C locale. There is nothing strange about that bit.– Kusalananda
13 hours ago
4
4
I'm pretty sure this only made it to Hot Network Questions because the title is hilarious
– jalalipop
2 hours ago
I'm pretty sure this only made it to Hot Network Questions because the title is hilarious
– jalalipop
2 hours ago
2
2
Yes, let's sow confusion in interpersonal.SE :)
– rackandboneman
2 hours ago
Yes, let's sow confusion in interpersonal.SE :)
– rackandboneman
2 hours ago
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Check the existence of MANOPT variable.
MANOPT
If$MANOPTis set, it will be parsed prior toman's command line and is expected to be in a similar format.
source
Example:
$ MANOPT='foo bar'
$ export MANOPT
$ man man
man: Too many arguments
Try 'man --help' or 'man --usage' for more information.
$
An obvious ad-hoc fix is to unset MANOPT. Then you should investigate where the variable came from.
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Check the existence of MANOPT variable.
MANOPT
If$MANOPTis set, it will be parsed prior toman's command line and is expected to be in a similar format.
source
Example:
$ MANOPT='foo bar'
$ export MANOPT
$ man man
man: Too many arguments
Try 'man --help' or 'man --usage' for more information.
$
An obvious ad-hoc fix is to unset MANOPT. Then you should investigate where the variable came from.
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Check the existence of MANOPT variable.
MANOPT
If$MANOPTis set, it will be parsed prior toman's command line and is expected to be in a similar format.
source
Example:
$ MANOPT='foo bar'
$ export MANOPT
$ man man
man: Too many arguments
Try 'man --help' or 'man --usage' for more information.
$
An obvious ad-hoc fix is to unset MANOPT. Then you should investigate where the variable came from.
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Check the existence of MANOPT variable.
MANOPT
If$MANOPTis set, it will be parsed prior toman's command line and is expected to be in a similar format.
source
Example:
$ MANOPT='foo bar'
$ export MANOPT
$ man man
man: Too many arguments
Try 'man --help' or 'man --usage' for more information.
$
An obvious ad-hoc fix is to unset MANOPT. Then you should investigate where the variable came from.
answered 13 hours ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
1,4891827
Check the existence of MANOPT variable.
MANOPT
If$MANOPTis set, it will be parsed prior toman's command line and is expected to be in a similar format.
source
Example:
$ MANOPT='foo bar'
$ export MANOPT
$ man man
man: Too many arguments
Try 'man --help' or 'man --usage' for more information.
$
An obvious ad-hoc fix is to unset MANOPT. Then you should investigate where the variable came from.
answered 13 hours ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
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What is the output of "alias man" or simply "alias"?
– rbrtflr
14 hours ago
Is your
manan alias? Check withtype manorcommand -v man.– Kusalananda
14 hours ago
1
@jayooin It's setting the default locale to the standard
Clocale. There is nothing strange about that bit.– Kusalananda
13 hours ago
4
I'm pretty sure this only made it to Hot Network Questions because the title is hilarious
– jalalipop
2 hours ago
2
Yes, let's sow confusion in interpersonal.SE :)
– rackandboneman
2 hours ago