diff --git a/terminal/.config/zsh/zshrc b/terminal/.config/zsh/zshrc
index cd73e71..9c4e4d2 100644
--- a/terminal/.config/zsh/zshrc
+++ b/terminal/.config/zsh/zshrc
@@ -94,8 +94,11 @@ zstyle ':fzf-tab:complete:cd:*' fzf-preview 'eza -1 --color=always $realpath'
 # show systemd unit status
 zstyle ':fzf-tab:complete:systemctl-*:*' fzf-preview 'SYSTEMD_COLORS=1 systemctl status $word'
 # env var contents
-zstyle ':fzf-tab:complete:(-command-|-parameter-|-brace-parameter-|export|unset|expand):*' \
+zstyle ':fzf-tab:complete:(-parameter-|-brace-parameter-|export|unset|expand):*' \
 	fzf-preview 'echo ${(P)word}'
+# give MAN pages for cmds or show their expanded path
+zstyle ':fzf-tab:complete:-command-:*' fzf-preview \
+    '(out=$(tldr --color always "$word") 2>/dev/null && echo $out) || (out=$(MANWIDTH=$FZF_PREVIEW_COLUMNS man "$word") 2>/dev/null && echo $out) || (out=$(which "$word") && echo $out) || echo "${(P)word}"'
 
 # show hostname if we are in a distrobox environment
 if [ -n "$DISTROBOX_ENTER_PATH" ] && [ -f /run/.containerenv ]; then