On 07/06/05 03:45 PM, Efren Bravo sat at the `puter and typed: > Hi again, > > I'm reading a Pdf book downloaded from freeBSD.org called FreeBSD > Handbook and there I always find this references: > > sendmail(8) > sshd(8) > /etc/inetd.conf(5) <-Which is the meaning of those numbers
This refers to the manpage section that would describe the utilitiy in question. For instance, the sendmail(8) manpage can be accessed with the following: man 8 sendmail If you omit the '8' you will get the sendmail manpage from section 1 of the manpages, which describes (if you have postfix installed, anyway) the postfix to sendmail compatibility interface. To see what each section focuses on, see: man <section #> intro Also, you might find the following of interest: man man man apropos HTH Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD-at-keyslapper-DOT-net Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) Please send off-list email to: leblanc at keyslapper d.t net Key fingerprint = C5E7 4762 F071 CE3B ED51 4FB8 AF85 A2FE 80C8 D9A2 modesty, n.: Being comfortable that others will discover your greatness.
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