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# debman

> Read man pages from uninstalled packages.
> More information: <https://manned.org/debman.1>.

- Read a man page for a command that is provided by a specified package:

`debman -p {{package}} {{command}}`

- Specify a package version to download:

`debman -p {{package}}={{version}} {{command}}`

- Read a man page in a `.deb` file:

`debman -f {{path/to/filename.deb}} {{command}}`
