The id number is then an identifier for the corresponding section of the printf entry,
Nit: 3 is the manual section in which to look for the named entry (aka page), not a section of the entry.
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AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world 9 months agoYup that definitely does the same thing.
If anyone else is wondering why the 3 is there, it’s because usually you won’t find just one printf. You have the printf user command, the printf function from the standard C library, and POSIX manual entries for both the printf user command and C function. The id number is then an identifier for the corresponding section of the printf entry, and you can list all of them by doing a man -f printf.
ono@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Wrote it in an awkward way but yeah I meant to say the section where you can find the corresponding entry 😬
JackbyDev@programming.dev 9 months ago
Awesome, I think I’m gonna consider aliasing
mantoman -flol. Can you think of any compelling reason not to?Actually, nevermind, I misunderstood you.
-fjust lists the pages, it doesn’t print all of their content.