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Asked: 2026-06-12T18:28:52+00:00

There are certain C functions whose names are ambiguous with the Ubuntu commands eg:

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There are certain C functions whose names are ambiguous with the Ubuntu commands eg: getopt. How do I view the man page of these functions? No doubt it is easily available on the internet but I am keen to not leave the terminal as far as possible.

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    Use the format man [section] name (e.g. man 3 getopt) where section can be one of the followings:

       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 Deamons

    Consult man man for more information.

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