Chapter 6 - Key Terms

Question 1

/usr/share/doc/

Answer 1

Directory containing additional documentation files, such as readme files and support for third-party software.

Question 2

info

Answer 2

Command used to view info documentation for commands.

Question 3

locate

Answer 3

Command used to find any file or directory. Relies on a database typically generated nightly.

Question 4

man

Answer 4

Command used to view manual (man) pages for commands.

Question 5

What are the 9 key sections of the man command/pages?

Answer 5

The different man pages are distinguished by “sections”. By default there are nine sections of man pages:

• Executable programs or shell commands
• System calls (functions provided by the kernel)
• Library calls (functions within program libraries)
• Special files (usually found in /dev)
• File formats and conventions, e.g. /etc/passwd
  Games
• Miscellaneous (including macro packages and conventions), e.g. man(7)>, groff(7)
• System administration commands (usually only for root)
• Kernel routines