Man pages - LIST

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - noble [2025/1/25]
• man1 - Executable programs or shell commands
• man2 - System calls (functions provided by the kernel)
• man3 - Library calls (functions within program libraries)
• man4 - Special files (usually found in /dev)
• man5 - File formats and conventions, e.g. /etc/passwd
• man6 - Games
• man7 - Miscellaneous (including macro packages and conventions)
• man8 - System administration commands (usually only for root)
• man9 - Kernel routines [Non standard]


• Debian unstable - Sid [2025/1/26]
• man1 - Executable programs or shell commands
• man2 - System calls (functions provided by the kernel)
• man3 - Library calls (functions within program libraries)
• man4 - Special files (usually found in /dev)
• man5 - File formats and conventions, e.g. /etc/passwd
• man6 - Games
• man7 - Miscellaneous (including macro packages and conventions)
• man8 - System administration commands (usually only for root)
• man9 - Kernel routines [Non standard]