Note: You can also search the description and dont forget to use the paging function on the site. It can sometimes be easier to find what you are looking for if you go to the right section above, but this is a faster way to search manual pages from all sections that start with 1. If you instead want to search most used Linux manuals in section 1*, you can do this here. System administration commands - Usually only for root user Miscellaneous - Including macro packages and conventions Special files - Usually devices, those found in /dev and driversįile formats and conventions eg /etc/passwd Library routines for remote procedure calls POSIX Library calls - Functions within program libraries, covering in particular the C standard library
Library calls - Functions within program libraries, covering in particular the C standard library System calls - Functions provided by the kernel POSIX User command - Executable programs or shell commands System administration commands and daemons User command - Executable programs or shell commands Note: When you enter a section, you can search all manuals that belong to that section. You can see what sections are available in the section list below. In general, a man page will have only those sections that are appropriate to the command - most man pages have only one or two sections. However, most man pages do not have all of these sections. Man pages are mainly stored in the /usr/share/man directory.Īs you may have noted, the man pages are divided into sections. Each page argument given to man is normally the name of a program, utility or function. Man is the Linux/Unix system's manual pager. Usually when you are new to Linux, you happen to have friends or strangers say RTFM (Read The Fucking Manual) when they think you ask too many questions or are just lazy and can't bear to answer. If you need a reference for Linux man pages on the web, then you've come to the right place. This homepage is for both for new and advanced Linux users.