man-db

standard Unix documentation system accessed using the man command
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man-db

Summary

man-db is a free software[1]. man-db is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • man-db's image is recorded as Man page on Linux screenshot.png[3].
  • man-db's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • man-db's instance of is recorded as software package[5].
  • man-db's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[6].
  • man-db's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • man-db's operating system is recorded as Linux[8].
  • man-db's software version identifier is recorded as 2.8.3[9].
  • man-db's software version identifier is recorded as 2.10.0[10].
  • man-db's software version identifier is recorded as 2.10.1[11].
  • man-db's software version identifier is recorded as 2.11.0[12].
  • man-db's software version identifier is recorded as 2.11.1[13].
  • man-db's software version identifier is recorded as 2.11.2[14].
  • man-db's software version identifier is recorded as 2.12.0[15].
  • man-db's software version identifier is recorded as 2.12.1[16].
  • man-db's software version identifier is recorded as 2.13.0[17].
  • man-db's software version identifier is recorded as 2.13.1[18].
  • man-db's official website is recorded as https://man-db.gitlab.io/man-db/[19].
  • man-db's readable file format is recorded as man page[20].
  • man-db's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/git/man-db.git[21].
  • man-db's source code repository URL is recorded as https://gitlab.com/cjwatson/man-db[22].
  • man-db's different from is recorded as man page[23].
  • man-db's different from is recorded as man-pages[24].
  • man-db's different from is recorded as man[25].
  • man-db's Debian stable package is recorded as man-db[26].
  • man-db's Arch Linux package is recorded as man-db[27].

Why It Matters

man-db is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . savannah.nongnu.org. Retrieved . savannah.nongnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . git.savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . git.savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . gitlab.com. gitlab.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . gitlab.com. gitlab.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . gitlab.com. gitlab.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . gitlab.com. gitlab.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . gitlab.com. gitlab.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . gitlab.com. Retrieved . gitlab.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . gitlab.com. Retrieved . gitlab.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . gitlab.com. Retrieved . gitlab.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . gitlab.com. Retrieved . gitlab.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . git.savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). man-db. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/man-db
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_man-db_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{man-db}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/man-db}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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