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From: mayoff@cs.utexas.edu (Robert Mayoff)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.unix.internals,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Jargon file v2.1.5 28 NOV 1990 -- part 1 of 6
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Date: 29 Nov 90 18:32:48 GMT
References: <1YbxCV#0YFHYG9zh4Tw3Ytjsy4ddrOM=eric@snark.thyrsus.com>
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In article <1YbxCV#0YFHYG9zh4Tw3Ytjsy4ddrOM=eric@snark.thyrsus.com> eric@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond) writes:
>UNIX CONVENTIONS
>   References such as `malloc(3)' and `patch(1)' are to UNIX
>facilities (some of which, such as patch(1), are actually freeware
>distributed over USENET). The UNIX manuals use `foo(n)' to refer to
>item foo in section n) of the manual, where n=1 is utilities, n=2 is
>system calls, n=3 is C library routines, n=4 is file formats, n=5 is
>a miscellany, n=6 is games, n=7 is device drivers, and n=8 is system
>administration tools.

I'm offended.  This is just plain wrong.  The correct order is 1 User Commands, 2 System Calls, 3 Subroutines, 4 Devices, 5 File Formats, 6 Games & Demos, 7 Miscellaneous, and 8 Maintenance Commands.
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/_  rob		<mayoff@cs.utexas.edu>
 /_ Fun things to do with UNIX (#118 in a series):
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