Template:Man

{{{2}}} – Reference, The Single UNIX Specification, Version 5 from The Open Group

To be used for inserting manual page links into articles on Unix topics.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Manual section	1	The section of the manual. e.g. if the manual page is 'ls(1)', the section is 1. Suggested values 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Example 1	String	required
Manual page name	2	The name of the page you are referring to Example ls	String	required
Source	3	The name of a subpage in the 'Template:Man' namespace. Suggested values die.net Linux FreeBSD Darwin SUS Debian Default SUS Example FreeBSD	String	suggested
Page description	4	Will appear after the link to the man page	Content	optional
Style parameter	5	Currently "inline" omits the attribution Suggested values inline	String	optional