(Answer) (Category) SCO(Caldera) UnixWare 7/OpenUNIX 8 FAQ : (Category) General Information :
Why do I see words with parentheses like fdisk(1M) and pwrite(2)?
The notation is meant to tell you which man section those commands are described in. The section is in parentheses, and the word can refer to a program, a built-in command, a file, or sometimes a looser concept.
      You have a library of man pages, divided into sections.
    For instance, the restriced system administration commands
    are in the 1M section.  Those commands are described in the
    intro(1M) man page, and the programs are stored in /usr/sbin.
    To read the intro(1M) man page, type this:

               man 1M intro

      The section names, like 1M, 2, 3, 3S, 4, 4tcp, etc., are case
    sensative.  Be sure to watch that when using man.

      To read the intro(4tcp) page, you'd type:

               man 4tcp intro

      The reason you'd use the section names, rather than just typing
    man intro, would be your desire to specify which of the many "intro"
    pages you want to retrieve.  As another example, there are two passwd
    man pages, passwd(1) and passwd(4).


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