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
2 days ago
1
Is yourmanan alias? Check withtype manorcommand -v man.
– Kusalananda
2 days ago
1
@jayooin It's setting the default locale to the standardClocale. There is nothing strange about that bit.
– Kusalananda
2 days ago
19
I'm pretty sure this only made it to Hot Network Questions because the title is hilarious
– jalalipop
2 days ago
7
Yes, let's sow confusion in interpersonal.SE :)
– rackandboneman
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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
2 days ago
1
Is yourmanan alias? Check withtype manorcommand -v man.
– Kusalananda
2 days ago
1
@jayooin It's setting the default locale to the standardClocale. There is nothing strange about that bit.
– Kusalananda
2 days ago
19
I'm pretty sure this only made it to Hot Network Questions because the title is hilarious
– jalalipop
2 days ago
7
Yes, let's sow confusion in interpersonal.SE :)
– rackandboneman
2 days ago
|
show 6 more comments
What is the output of "alias man" or simply "alias"?
– rbrtflr
2 days ago
1
Is yourmanan alias? Check withtype manorcommand -v man.
– Kusalananda
2 days ago
1
@jayooin It's setting the default locale to the standardClocale. There is nothing strange about that bit.
– Kusalananda
2 days ago
19
I'm pretty sure this only made it to Hot Network Questions because the title is hilarious
– jalalipop
2 days ago
7
Yes, let's sow confusion in interpersonal.SE :)
– rackandboneman
2 days ago
What is the output of "alias man" or simply "alias"?
– rbrtflr
2 days ago
What is the output of "alias man" or simply "alias"?
– rbrtflr
2 days ago
1
1
Is your
man an alias? Check with type man or command -v man.– Kusalananda
2 days ago
Is your
man an alias? Check with type man or command -v man.– Kusalananda
2 days ago
1
1
@jayooin It's setting the default locale to the standard
C locale. There is nothing strange about that bit.– Kusalananda
2 days ago
@jayooin It's setting the default locale to the standard
C locale. There is nothing strange about that bit.– Kusalananda
2 days ago
19
19
I'm pretty sure this only made it to Hot Network Questions because the title is hilarious
– jalalipop
2 days ago
I'm pretty sure this only made it to Hot Network Questions because the title is hilarious
– jalalipop
2 days ago
7
7
Yes, let's sow confusion in interpersonal.SE :)
– rackandboneman
2 days ago
Yes, let's sow confusion in interpersonal.SE :)
– rackandboneman
2 days 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.
answered 2 days ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
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So why is the errorToo many arguments? Like if Iexport MANOPT=foo, why doesn't it sayNo manual entry for foo?
– wjandrea
yesterday
@wjandreamanis probably splittingMANOPTon spaces and then running the resulting array throughgetopt(3), and complain if any non-option arguments (ie arguments not starting with a dash) are left. They could've used a better error message. Anyways, even a single argument is too much for it: tryMANOPT=man man man.
– mosvy
yesterday
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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 2 days ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
1,5391827
So why is the errorToo many arguments? Like if Iexport MANOPT=foo, why doesn't it sayNo manual entry for foo?
– wjandrea
yesterday
@wjandreamanis probably splittingMANOPTon spaces and then running the resulting array throughgetopt(3), and complain if any non-option arguments (ie arguments not starting with a dash) are left. They could've used a better error message. Anyways, even a single argument is too much for it: tryMANOPT=man man man.
– mosvy
yesterday
add a comment |
36
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 2 days ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
1,5391827
So why is the errorToo many arguments? Like if Iexport MANOPT=foo, why doesn't it sayNo manual entry for foo?
– wjandrea
yesterday
@wjandreamanis probably splittingMANOPTon spaces and then running the resulting array throughgetopt(3), and complain if any non-option arguments (ie arguments not starting with a dash) are left. They could've used a better error message. Anyways, even a single argument is too much for it: tryMANOPT=man man man.
– mosvy
yesterday
add a comment |
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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 2 days ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
1,5391827
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 2 days ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
1,5391827
answered 2 days ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
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answered 2 days ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
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answered 2 days ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
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So why is the errorToo many arguments? Like if Iexport MANOPT=foo, why doesn't it sayNo manual entry for foo?
– wjandrea
yesterday
@wjandreamanis probably splittingMANOPTon spaces and then running the resulting array throughgetopt(3), and complain if any non-option arguments (ie arguments not starting with a dash) are left. They could've used a better error message. Anyways, even a single argument is too much for it: tryMANOPT=man man man.
– mosvy
yesterday
add a comment |
So why is the errorToo many arguments? Like if Iexport MANOPT=foo, why doesn't it sayNo manual entry for foo?
– wjandrea
yesterday
@wjandreamanis probably splittingMANOPTon spaces and then running the resulting array throughgetopt(3), and complain if any non-option arguments (ie arguments not starting with a dash) are left. They could've used a better error message. Anyways, even a single argument is too much for it: tryMANOPT=man man man.
– mosvy
yesterday
So why is the error
Too many arguments? Like if I export MANOPT=foo, why doesn't it say No manual entry for foo?– wjandrea
yesterday
So why is the error
Too many arguments? Like if I export MANOPT=foo, why doesn't it say No manual entry for foo?– wjandrea
yesterday
@wjandrea
man is probably splitting MANOPT on spaces and then running the resulting array through getopt(3), and complain if any non-option arguments (ie arguments not starting with a dash) are left. They could've used a better error message. Anyways, even a single argument is too much for it: try MANOPT=man man man.– mosvy
yesterday
@wjandrea
man is probably splitting MANOPT on spaces and then running the resulting array through getopt(3), and complain if any non-option arguments (ie arguments not starting with a dash) are left. They could've used a better error message. Anyways, even a single argument is too much for it: try MANOPT=man man man.– mosvy
yesterday
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What is the output of "alias man" or simply "alias"?
– rbrtflr
2 days ago
1
Is your
manan alias? Check withtype manorcommand -v man.– Kusalananda
2 days ago
1
@jayooin It's setting the default locale to the standard
Clocale. There is nothing strange about that bit.– Kusalananda
2 days ago
19
I'm pretty sure this only made it to Hot Network Questions because the title is hilarious
– jalalipop
2 days ago
7
Yes, let's sow confusion in interpersonal.SE :)
– rackandboneman
2 days ago