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+Commands
+========
+
+By pressing colon one can execute different commands in zathura:
+
+.. include:: ../man/_commands.txt
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 .. include:: ../man/_synopsis.txt
 .. include:: ../man/_options.txt
+
+.. include:: commands.rst
+
+.. toctree::
+   :hidden:
+
+   commands