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| + | ==Manual sections== | ||
| + | The manual is generally split into eight numbered sections, organized as follows (on [[Research Unix]], [[BSD]], [[macOS]] and [[Linux]]):<ref name=mk/><ref name=FBSD>{{man|1|man|FreeBSD}}</ref><ref name=v8>{{cite web |title=Manual Pages for Research Unix Eighth Edition |url=http://man.cat-v.org/unix_8th/ |website=man.cat-v.org}}</ref><ref name=svr4>{{cite web |title=Unix Programmer's Manual - Introduction |url=https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/manintro.html |website=www.bell-labs.com |date=November 3, 1971}}</ref> | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | ! Section | ||
| + | ! Description | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 1 | ||
| + | | General [[Command (computing)|command]]s | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2 | ||
| + | | [[System call]]s | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 3 | ||
| + | |[[library (computing)|Library]] functions, covering in particular the [[C standard library]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 4 | ||
| + | | [[Special file]]s (usually devices, those found in /dev) and [[device driver|drivers]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 5 | ||
| + | | [[File format]]s and conventions | ||
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| + | | 6 | ||
| + | | [[Video game|Game]]s and [[screensaver]]s | ||
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| + | | 7 | ||
| + | | Miscellanea | ||
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| + | | 8 | ||
| + | | System administration [[command (computing)|command]]s and [[Daemon (computer software)|daemon]]s | ||
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| + | {{CC license}} Source: Wikipedia | ||
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man sshd_config | col -b
Manual sections
The manual is generally split into eight numbered sections, organized as follows (on Research Unix, BSD, macOS and Linux):[1][2][3][4]
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | General commands |
| 2 | System calls |
| 3 | Library functions, covering in particular the C standard library |
| 4 | Special files (usually devices, those found in /dev) and drivers |
| 5 | File formats and conventions |
| 6 | Games and screensavers |
| 7 | Miscellanea |
| 8 | System administration commands and daemons |
See also
- Linux, Linux Foundation, Linux Kernel, man, BusyBox,
coreutils, ELF, taskset, shell, Linux distributions, X, Virtual console,whoami,.cer,-T,install, Link Time Optimization (LTO),--silent, NixOS,util-linux,execve, LinuxKit, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux - Blogs, Linux suggested reading, News, Kubernetes blogs, Announcements, Substack, X.com,
.blog
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- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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man, tldr, man7.org, die.net, mankier.com,troff, explainshell.com - ↑ "Manual Pages for Research Unix Eighth Edition". man.cat-v.org.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Unix Programmer's Manual - Introduction". www.bell-labs.com. November 3, 1971.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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