https://www.oraclescripts.com/tags/documentation/Recent content in Documentation on Oracle ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenOracleScripts.comMon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oraclescripts.com/post/oracle-dba-man-page-search-keyword/Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oraclescripts.com/post/oracle-dba-man-page-search-keyword/ <h2 id="search-unix-man-pages-for-oracle-dba-tools-with-man--k">Search UNIX Man Pages for Oracle DBA Tools with man -k</h2> <h2 id="purpose">Purpose</h2> <p>Where Google answers most &quot;how do I do X in UNIX&quot; questions for a DBA today, <code>man -k</code> answers the narrower one — what tools the host actually has installed, and what each one does, without leaving the SSH session. Production Oracle hosts often run in change-controlled networks with no outbound HTTP, no browser, and a tight maintenance window; <code>man -k</code> and its synonym <code>apropos</code> are the offline discovery commands that close the gap between knowing a vague capability exists and finding the binary that delivers it.</p>