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Many man pages include an index e.g. pkg-info (1) and sometimes the same man page references the same base but with different indices e.g. pkg-info (4).
What does the index stand for?
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Many man pages include an index e.g. pkg-info (1) and sometimes the same man page references the same base but with different indices e.g. pkg-info (4).
What does the index stand for?
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The index indicates the section the information falls under
For eaxample
man 1 pkg-info
will give the man page related to the command and
man 4 pkg-info
will give info related to special files for pkg-info
Example
pkginfo(1) -- display software package and/or set information
pkginfo(4) -- package characteristics file pkginfo is an ASCII file that describes the characteristics of the package along with information that helps control the flow of installation.
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man -a pkginfo
to view all sections (one after another). – Cristian Ciupitu – 2009-09-28T14:06:17.063