What (who) is Unix manual page - definition
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION FILE FORMAT
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Unix manual page
<operating system> (Or "man page") A part of Unix's
extensive on-line documentation. To read a manual page, type
man [-s<section> ] <page>
at a shell prompt, e.g. "man ftp" (the section number can
usually be omitted). Pages are traditionally referred to
using the notation "page(section)", e.g. ftp(1).
Under SunOS (which is fairly typical), Section 1 covers
commands, 2 system calls, 3 C library routines, 4 devices
and networks, 5 file formats, 6 games and demos, 7
miscellaneous, 8 system administration. Each section has an
introduction which can be obtained with, e.g., "man 2 intro".
Manual pages are stored as nroff source files. Formatted
versions are also usually cached.
Unix manual page: man(1).
A Linux man gateway (http://foldoc.org/man.cgi).
{A Solaris man gateway
(http://medsch.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/pdm/man.pl) }.
(2000-03-13)
Man page
A man page (short for manual page) is a form of software documentation usually found on a Unix or Unix-like operating system. Topics covered include computer programs (including library and system calls), formal standards and conventions, and even abstract concepts.
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Man page
A man page (short for manual page) is a form of software documentation usually found on a Unix or Unix-like operating system. Topics covered include computer programs (including library and system calls), formal standards and conventions, and even abstract concepts. A user may invoke a man page by issuing the man command.
By default, man typically uses a terminal pager program such as more or less to display its output.
Man pages are often referred to as an on-line or online form of software documentation, even though the man command does not require internet access, dating back to the times when printed out-of-band manuals were the norm.
