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You can search the documentation here by typing your query into the Search box to the left and clicking "Go" or "Search".  "Go" will attempt to take you to an article with that name, while "Search" will search for the string in the articles themselves (for example, if you're searching for articles that mention SSH, you'll need to click "Search" or else you'll be taken to the [[SSH]] article).
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You can also go to [[Special:Search]] and type in your query thereThis is useful because by default, only the "Main" namespace is searched for the string you enter, and for example you may wish to search the "Man" namespace to look in the man pages that have been installed.  Note that the way the man pages are currently installed, you can't search the text of them.

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You can search the documentation here by typing your query into the Search box to the left and clicking "Go" or "Search". "Go" will attempt to take you to an article with that name, while "Search" will search for the string in the articles themselves (for example, if you're searching for articles that mention SSH, you'll need to click "Search" or else you'll be taken to the SSH article).

You can also go to Special:Search and type in your query there. This is useful because by default, only the "Main" namespace is searched for the string you enter, and for example you may wish to search the "Man" namespace to look in the man pages that have been installed. Note that the way the man pages are currently installed, you can't search the text of them.

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