diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.man b/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.man
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+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.man
@@ -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 ,