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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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