CMPS-3600  -  Operating Systems

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MANUAL SECTIONS
    The standard sections of the manual include:
      1  User Commands
      2  System Calls
      3  C Library Functions
      4  Devices and Special Files
      5  File Formats and Conventions
      6  Games et. al.
      7  Miscellanea
      8  System Administration tools and Daemons

    Distributions customize the manual section to their specifics,
    which often include additional sections.

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