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"Learn what the number inside something like ls(1) or perror(3) means." you got me there, I don't know what it means and now I'm curious and can't find it on google

They're the man page sections. When something appears in more than one category, you need to specify the section in the `man` command.

  $ man 1 ls
  $ man 3 perror
  $ man 1 printf
  $ man 3 printf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page

Thanks, quite frustrating not having any keyword that allows you to google something

more info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page

You can also do this:

  $ man man
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