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Update man(1) to explain how to use the section numbers.

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PR:		docs/15557
Submitted by:	John Meshkoff <johnpipe@nwserv.com>
Reviewed by:	sheldonh
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Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven 1999-12-20 14:34:29 +00:00
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@ -157,6 +157,17 @@ the man page. By default,
.Nm %pager%
is used.
.El
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Pp
Normally, to look at the relevant manpage information for getopt,
one would use:
.Dl man getopt
.Pp
However, when referred to a specific section of the manual,
such as
.Xr getopt 3 ,
one would use:
.Dl man 3 getopt
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr apropos 1 ,
.Xr groff 1 ,