Opening a specific man section | LinuC Level 1 101 Exam original practice question

1.03.1Basic

passwd has both a command page and a file-format page.

Open section 5, which documents the /etc/passwd format.

Which command is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the requirement

Specify the manual section before the page name when the same name has multiple meanings.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short shell and command-line definitions before comparing the choices.

man: Displays manual pages for commands, files, and interfaces.
Manual section: A numbered category separating pages such as commands and file formats.
passwd(5): The manual section describing the passwd file format.
apropos: Searches manual descriptions by keyword.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectman passwd 5

Incorrect. The section number normally precedes the page name.

Correctman 5 passwd

Correct. man 5 passwd explicitly selects section 5.

Incorrectman -5 passwd

Incorrect. -5 is not the usual section-selection syntax.

Incorrectman /etc/passwd

Incorrect. A normal man-page lookup uses a page name, not the /etc/passwd file path.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

man -w 5 passwd 2>/dev/null || true

導入済み環境ではpasswd(5)のmanページファイルへのパス

Foundation review

The section number disambiguates a file-format page from a command page with the same name.

Use the section shown by the local manual index because available sections vary by installation.

Question IDKL-101-447

EnvironmentLinux man-db / manページ導入済みの場合 / パス照会のみ

Last technical review2026-08-13

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