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Once found by `apropos` or `whatis`, the manual is read by `man` ("Man is your friend").
This set of manuals is divided into 8 sections, grouping information by topic, the default section being 1:

1. User Commands;
2. System Calls;
3. C library functions;
4. Peripherals and special files;
5. File formats ;
6. Games;
7. Miscellaneous;
8. System administration tools and daemons.
1. Executable programs or commands;
2. System calls (functions given by the kernel);
3. Library calls (functions given by the library);
4. Special files (usually found in /dev);
5. File Formats and conventions (configuration files such as etc/passwd);
6. Games (such as character-based applications);
7. Miscellaneous (e.g. man (7));
8. System administration commands (usually only for root);
9. Kernel routines (non-standard).

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Why not keeping the ';' ?

Information about each section can be accessed by typing `man x intro`, where `x` is the section number.

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will inform him about the files related to the command.

Not all pages of the manual are translated from English. However, they are generally very accurate and provide all the information needed. The syntax used and the division may confuse the beginner administrator, but with practice, he will quickly find the information he is looking for.
Not all manuals pages are translated from English. However, English manual pages are usually very accurate and provide all the information you need. The grammar rules and separation rules it uses may confuse beginner administrators, but after practice, I'm sure you'll find the information you want.

The navigation in the manual is done with the arrows <kbd>↑</kbd> and <kbd>↓</kbd>. The manual is exited by pressing the <kbd>q</kbd> key.

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| Options | Comments |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `-w` | The `-w` option will copy the history of the current session to it. |
| `-w` | Write the current history to the history file |
| `-c` | The `-c` option will delete the history of the current session (but not the contents of the `.bash_history` file). |

* Manipulating history:
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