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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T19:26:06+00:00 2026-05-10T19:26:06+00:00

How do I access specific sections of man pages?

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  1. 2026-05-10T19:26:07+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 7:26 pm

    Put the section number in front of the item you want to reference. For example, to access the sysctl function from the library section, you can write:

    man 3 sysctl 

    and to access the sysctl tool from the system administrator’s section, you would write:

    man 8 sysctl 
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