focal
20.04 LTS
jammy
22.04 LTS
mantic
23.10
noble
24.04 LTS
Section Description
chown(1), chown(1)chown(1), chown(1)chown(1), chown(1)chown(1), chown(1)(1) - Executable programs or shell commands
chown(2), chown(2)chown(2), chown(2)chown(2), chown(2)chown(2), chown(2)(2) - System calls (functions provided by the kernel)
chown(3)chown(3)chown(3)chown(3)(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 conventions)
....(8) - System administration commands (usually only for root)