README
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The man pages are the help for commands on Linux & Unix operating systems. The are split up into sections for linux:
1 - Executable programs or shell commands
2 - System calls (functions provided by the kernel)
3 - Library calls (functions within program libraries)
4 - Special files (usually found in /dev)
5 - File formats and conventions eg /etc/passwd
6 - Games
7 - Miscellaneous (including macro packages and conven-
tions), e.g. man(7), groff(7)8 - System administration commands (usually only for root)
9 - Kernel routines [Non standard]
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