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Sections for Linux Man Pages

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Executable programs and shell commands (example man)
System calls (by the kernel)
Library calls (program libraries)
Special files (often in /dev)
File formats and conventions
Games
Miscellaneous, including "macro-"packages
System administration commands (typically root)
Kernel routines (supplemental; rarely utilized on Linux systems without access to Man pages for additional operating systems)

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