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They're the man page sections. When something appears in more than one category, you need to specify the section in the `man` command. $ man 1 ls $ man 3 p
by ominous_prime 16y ago
They're the man page sections. When something appears in more than one category, you need to specify the section in the `man` command.
$ man 1 ls
$ man 3 perror
$ man 1 printf
$ man 3 printf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page
- ilcavero 16y agoThanks, quite frustrating not having any keyword that allows you to google something more info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page