Manual Pages and the AnswerBook2 Product

Manual (man) pages provide reference information for UNIX commands, utilities, programming functions, device drivers, and other functions. Man pages get their name from two places: Reference Manuals (where the information usually resides) and the man command (used on UNIX systems).

Starting with the release of the Solaris 7 operating environment, standard UNIX man pages (manual pages in reference format) can be written using SGML tags, rather than the traditional formats. SGML-sourced man pages are an integrated part of the AnswerBook2 environment and have a special interface for you to use. For more information about the man page interface, see:

• "Man Pages Search Results Page"

• "Man Pages Table of Contents"

• "Man Pages Information Page"