[SOLVED] Please help me find this command

alexx2010 · 09-27-2010, 02:10 AM

What command would you use to read about the sync system call (not
the sync command)? How would you read a local man page for sync that
was kept in the /usr/local/share/man?

Aquarius_Girl · 09-27-2010, 02:18 AM

Code:

anisha@linux-uitj:~> man sync
Man: find all matching manual pages
 * sync (1)
   sync (8)
   sync (2)
   sync (3p)
Man: What manual page do you want?
Man:

Selecting 2 and 3p shows the man for sync system call !

janhe · 09-27-2010, 03:12 AM

Code:

man -a sync

gives you all man pages about sync.

If you know that you want one about the system call you can say:

Code:

 man 2 sync

(chapter 2 of the man pages is about system calls)