Man page
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A man page (short for Manual pages) is extensive documentation installed by default on almost every Unix and Unix-like operating system. These documents can be viewed with the Unix command man. Each page is a separate document.
Sections
The standard sections of the manual include:
| 1 | User Commands |
| 2 | System Calls |
| 3 | C Library Functions |
| 4 | Devices and Special Files |
| 5 | File Formats and Conventions |
| 6 | Games et. al. |
| 7 | Miscellanea |
| 8 | System Administration tools and Daemons |
Distributions customize the manual section to their specifics, which often include additional sections.