1 File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
Format Name Unix Section 1 Man Page
File Extension .1
Content Type Text
Primary Usage System Manual Pages
MIME Type application/x-troff-man
Character Encoding ASCII or UTF-8
Editability Editable with text editors
Section Number 1
Target Audience System Administrators and End Users
File Structure Header, Name, Synopsis, Configuration, Description, Options, Files, See Also, Bugs, Examples
Common Editors vi, emacs, nano
Command to View man 1 [command_name]
Component Markup Troff/Groff
Compressibility High, due to plain text nature
Version Control Friendliness High
Typical Location /usr/share/man/man1/
Documentation Tool GNU troff (groff)
Integration Directly with Unix/Linux CLI
Accessibility Accessible via command line anywhere in Unix/Linux systems
Distribution Method Typically bundled with software package
Searchability High - using man -k or apropos