Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 14:57:31 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: glb@Zeus.jersey.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: That little number in parens(*) Message-ID: <19971128145731.27968@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199711280357.WAA27521@zeus.jersey.net>; from glb@Zeus.jersey.net on Thu, Nov 27, 1997 at 10:57:30PM %2B0000 References: <199711280357.WAA27521@zeus.jersey.net>
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On Thu, Nov 27, 1997 at 10:57:30PM +0000, glb@Zeus.jersey.net wrote: > After reading a lot of docs, I still haven't found out what that > number in parens after command names and such is (ie. lpr(1)). > > What is the number? What does it refer to? It's the manual section number. From the second edition of "The Complete FreeBSD": The online manual is divided up into sections numbered: 1. User commands 2. System calls and error numbers 3. Functions in the C libraries 4. Device drivers 5. File formats 6. Games and other diversions 7. Miscellaneous information 8. System maintenance and operation commands 9. Kernel interface documentation Greghome | help
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