Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 15:58:03 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc <FreeBSD@keyslapper.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Simple question Message-ID: <20050706195803.GE42229@keyslapper.net> In-Reply-To: <42CC34D9.3070107@dhl.co.cu> References: <42CC34D9.3070107@dhl.co.cu>
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--MnLPg7ZWsaic7Fhd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 07/06/05 03:45 PM, Efren Bravo sat at the `puter and typed: > Hi again,=20 > =20 > I'm reading a Pdf book downloaded from freeBSD.org called FreeBSD=20 > Handbook and there I always find this references:=20 > =20 > sendmail(8)=20 > sshd(8)=20 > /etc/inetd.conf(5) <-Which is the meaning of those numbers=20 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 --=20 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 =3D C5E7 4762 F071 CE3B ED51 4FB8 AF85 A2FE 80C8 D9A2 modesty, n.: Being comfortable that others will discover your greatness. --MnLPg7ZWsaic7Fhd Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCzDfLr4Wi/oDI2aIRAjFPAJ96bygSWvWb51+8SN8O39sGtFUR9QCfanXn nHecb9povtUwZtvSNGKrriE= =92sW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --MnLPg7ZWsaic7Fhd--
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