在linux下查看手册的时候,manual 后面总带着括号起来的数字,这个数字就是 manual section 的意思。一般表示如下的意义:
- General commands
 - System calls
 - C library functions
 - Special files (usually devices, those found in /dev) and drivers
 - File formats and conventions
 - Games and screensavers
 - Miscellanea
 - System administration commands and daemons
 
维基百科有更详细的解释,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page