On 12/23/14 19:53, Paul Cartwright wrote: > On 12/23/2014 03:02 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 12/23/14 15:50, Tim wrote: >>> I've never come to grips with multiple docs for man, depending on such >>> things as section numbers. And I see no difference in output between >>> "man 8 mount" or "man mount" Granted I haven't gone the whole way >>> through, but I've already gone deep into them, and not seen anything. >> But you do see a difference between >> >> man 8 mount and >> man 2 mount >> >> Yes? >> > I see the difference, but as usual with most man pages, you almost have > to know the syntacs you are looking for.. I always look for examples , > and never find the one that applies to my situation. And I've looked at > man pages for 30 years.. > FWIW, "man man" does tell one the purpose of each of the sections. -- If you can't laugh at yourself, others will gladly oblige. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
