Manual Pages
A man page(short formanual page) is a form of software documentation usually found on a Unix or Unix-likeoperating system. Topics covered include computer programs(including library and system calls), formal standards and conventions, and even abstract concepts. A user may invoke a man page by issuing theman command.
By default, mantypically uses a terminal pager program such as more or less to display its output.
Sections
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | General commands |
| 2 | System calls |
| 3 | Library functions, covering in particular the C standard library |
| 4 | Special files(usually devices, those found in /dev) and drivers |
| 5 | File formats and conventions |
| 6 | Games and screensavers |
| 7 | Miscellanea |
| 8 | System administration commands and daemons |
TLDR
brew install tldr