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How do you switch between Linux manual pages?

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Mar 15, 202618138 views
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I'm new with Linux and have noticed that there are numbers beside certain commands I look up. For example I want to look up in the aspect of network programming, but shows this instead: So how do you switch between manual pages to other numbers like ~ ?

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accept(8)                   Easy Software Products                   accept(8)

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       accept/reject - accept/reject jobs sent to a destination

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Fix for: How do you switch between Linux manual pages?

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To find out which sections are available, use . Example: To view the manual page in question, use , e.g.: Using the option, you'll be able to show all sections of a manpage: I haven't found a way to "switch" between manpages even though the pager su…

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