From: dhs@moeng2.minc.umd.edu (David H. Silber) Subject: Re: File system issues.... Date: 15 Jul 1992 01:13:20 GMT
In article <711148932.F00022@remote.halcyon.com> Rob.Levin@f217.n3802.z1.fidonet.org (Rob Levin) writes:
>Question, though. Regarding the construction 'init(8)'--a number of
>people have used similar constructions. I assume this does not refer to
>a manual page?
Actually, it does refer to a man page, sort of. Really it refers to
init as described in section 8 of the *nix manual. Why? Because the
same name may appear in different meanings. Example: passwd(1) is the
program that is used to change one's password, passwd(5) is the file in
the /etc directory in which user information (including the password,
unless you have a secure *nix) is stored. (Section 1 is for user
programs, 5 is for file formats and, I think, protocols, etc.)
-- Hope this helps,
-- David H. Silber