man page

Summary

man page is a file format^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (411 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• man page's instance of is recorded as file format^[3].
• man page's based on is recorded as troff^[4].
• man page's subclass of is recorded as computer file^[5].
• man page's described at URL is recorded as http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/man.7.html^[6].
• man page's media type is recorded as text/troff^[7].
• man page's media type is recorded as application/x-troff-man^[8].
• man page's file extension is recorded as man^[9].
• man page's file extension is recorded as 1^[10].
• man page's file extension is recorded as 2^[11].
• man page's file extension is recorded as 3^[12].
• man page's file extension is recorded as 4^[13].
• man page's file extension is recorded as 5^[14].
• man page's file extension is recorded as 6^[15].
• man page's file extension is recorded as 7^[16].
• man page's file extension is recorded as 8^[17].
• man page's topic has template is recorded as Template:Man^[18].
• man page's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/manpage^[19].
• man page's main Wikidata property is recorded as P11292^[20].
• man page's different from is recorded as man^[21].
• man page's different from is recorded as man-pages^[22].
• man page's different from is recorded as man-db^[23].
• man page's different from is recorded as product manual^[24].
• man page's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as Man_page^[25].
• man page's Uniform Resource Identifier Scheme is recorded as man^[26].
• man page's Namuwiki ID is recorded as man page^[27].

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Designation and Status

man page's instance of is recorded as file format^[3].

Why It Matters

man page ranks in the top 5% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (411 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]