Linux man pages
If you know the name of the Linux command, function, or file you are interested in, type it in:
Sections
Man pages are grouped into sections. To see the full list of Linux man pages for a section, pick one of:- Section 1 user commands (introduction)
- Section 2 system calls (introduction)
- Section 3 library functions (introduction)
- Section 4 special files (introduction)
- Section 5 file formats (introduction)
- Section 6 games (introduction)
- Section 7 conventions and miscellany (introduction)
- Section 8 administration and privileged commands (introduction)
- Section L math library functions
- Section N tcl functions