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== help for command ==
== help for command ==
view the documentation for this command
=== view the documentation for this command ===
* {{kbd | key= ''command'' --help}} or {{kbd | key= man ''command''}} ({{Linux}})
* {{kbd | key= ''command'' --help}} or {{kbd | key= man ''command''}} ({{Linux}})
* {{kbd | key= ''command'' /?}} ({{Win}})
* {{kbd | key= ''command'' /?}} ({{Win}})


emergency exit
=== find the path of an executable ===
* {{kbd | key= which ''command''}} for ({{Linux}}) & {{Mac}} ex: {{kbd | key= which wc}} will return the path '/usr/bin/wc'
* {{kbd | key= where ''command''}} ({{Win}}) ex: {{kbd | key= where ping}} will return the path 'C:\Windows\System32\PING.EXE' {{exclaim}} not all DOS command will return the information ex: where cd, where dir
 
=== emergency exit ===
* {{kbd | key= ctrl}}+{{kbd | key= c}} or {{kbd | key= ctrl}}+{{kbd | key= break}} ({{Linux}} & {{Win}})
* {{kbd | key= ctrl}}+{{kbd | key= c}} or {{kbd | key= ctrl}}+{{kbd | key= break}} ({{Linux}} & {{Win}})
* {{kbd | key= Pause/Break}} ({{Linux}}) ex: I pressed the key to leave from the warning message "Vim: Warning: Output is not to a terminal".
* {{kbd | key= Pause/Break}} ({{Linux}}) ex: I pressed the key to leave from the warning message "Vim: Warning: Output is not to a terminal".

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