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Help and Documentation
openSUSE® comes with various sources of information and documentation, many of
which are already integrated into your installed system.
Documentation in /usr/share/doc
This traditional help directory holds various documentation les and release notes
for your system. It contains also information of installed packages in the subdirec-
tory packages. Find more detailed information in Section 35.1, “Documentation
Directory” (page 566).
Man Pages and Info Pages for Shell Commands
When working with the shell, you do not need to know the options of the commands
by heart. Traditionally, the shell provides integrated help by means of man pages
and info pages. Read more in Section 35.2, “Man Pages” (page 568) and Section 35.3,
“Info Pages” (page 569).
Desktop Help Centers
The help centers of both the KDE desktop (KDE help center) and the GNOME
desktop (Help) provide central access to the most important documentation resources
on your system in searchable form. These resources include online help for installed
applications, man pages, info pages, and the Novell/SUSE manuals delivered with
your product.
Separate Help Packages for Some Applications
When installing new software with YaST, the software documentation is installed
automatically (in most cases) and usually appears in the help center of your desktop.
However, some applications, such as GIMP, may have different online help packages
that can be installed separately with YaST and do not integrate into the help centers.
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