Question about program names
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I can't help but to notice that all the software has a bracketed number following the name. For example Ath(4) or Chat ( 8 )
What does the number designate? -
See the man sections here: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=man&sektion=1&apropos=0
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Thanks, until I found the dropdown i was lost!!!!
So (4) is program category for Special and ( 8 ) for Maintaince programs.
Has this been the case in all BSD'S forever?? -
I am impressed with the speed of my Mate desktop on FreeBSD. Configuring the wireless was manual but I appreciate the minimalist approach…
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@Phishfry:
Has this been the case in all BSD'S forever??
Shrug; these man sections are not anything BSD specific. It's only really useful when the manpage with the same name exists in multiple sections (obviously with different content).