focal 20.04 LTS | jammy 22.04 LTS | mantic 23.10 | noble 24.04 LTS | Section Description |
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intro(1) | intro(1) | intro(1) | intro(1) | (1) - Executable programs or shell commands | intro(2) | intro(2) | intro(2) | intro(2) | (2) - System calls (functions provided by the kernel) | intro(3) | intro(3) | intro(3), intro(3), intro(3) | intro(3), intro(3), intro(3) | (3) - Library calls (functions within program libraries) | intro(4), intro(4) | intro(4), intro(4) | intro(4), intro(4) | intro(4), intro(4) | (4) - Special files (usually found in /dev) | intro(5) | intro(5) | intro(5) | intro(5) | (5) - File formats and conventions eg /etc/passwd | intro(6) | intro(6) | intro(6) | intro(6) | (6) - Games | intro(7) | intro(7) | intro(7) | intro(7) | (7) - Miscellaneous (including macro packages and conventions) | intro(8), intro(8) | intro(8), intro(8) | intro(8), intro(8) | intro(8), intro(8) | (8) - System administration commands (usually only for root) |
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