Tim:
>> I've never come to grips with multiple docs for man, depending on such
>> things as section numbers.  And I see no difference in output between
>> "man 8 mount" or "man mount"  Granted I haven't gone the whole way
>> through, but I've already gone deep into them, and not seen anything.

Ed Greshko:
> But you do see a difference between
> 
> man 8 mount    and
> man 2 mount   
> 
> Yes?

Yes, but probably not the difference you expect:

[tim@fluffy ~]$ man 2 mount
No manual entry for mount in section 2

Likewise with:

[tim@fluffy ~]$ man 1 mount
No manual entry for mount in section 1

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