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