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From: Eddy Deegan <eddyd@dreamworld.demon.co.uk>
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On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, george wrote:

> I sometimes see commands typed with a "(8)" next to them, such as
> "rmuser (8)"
> what does the (8) mean?
> 

It means it's in section 8 of the manual.

Try 'man man' and you'll learn a lot.

Eddy Deegan.