Comment on Time-saving tips for LinuxComments−ilcavero15y"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−ominous_prime15yThey'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−ilcavero15yThanks, quite frustrating not having any keyword that allows you to google somethingmore info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page−pieceofpeace15yYou can also do this: $ man man
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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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_pageThanks, 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: