Where Is Man Page in Linux?
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Manual pages are normally stored in nroff(1) format under a directory such as /usr/share/man. In some installations, there may also be preformatted cat pages to improve performance. See manpath(5) for details of where these files are stored.

Where are man pages installed?

The man pages are stored in /usr/share/man.

What are the numbers in man pages?

The number corresponds to what section of the manual that page is from; 1 is user commands, while 8 is sysadmin stuff.

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