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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