On Fri, 16 Dec 2016, Axel Beckert wrote: > > > > The manpage about the Linux tmpfs should be tmpfs(9) as it > > > > covers a kernel concept (here: a filesystem). > > > > > > Not sure where this idea originates. There is no Section 9 on Linux. > > > > Ah, hmm, too bad then. We have them on BSD. > > At least "man man" (aka man(1)) on Debian says: > > 9 Kernel routines [Non standard] > > The according file comes from the package man-db.
Hmm. So we could conceivably move the manpage about the tmpfs filesystem to section 9 as a Debian-local patch (since upstream appears to prefer to not have such a section), and then all will be good™. bye, //mirabilos -- tarent solutions GmbH Rochusstraße 2-4, D-53123 Bonn • http://www.tarent.de/ Tel: +49 228 54881-393 • Fax: +49 228 54881-235 HRB 5168 (AG Bonn) • USt-ID (VAT): DE122264941 Geschäftsführer: Dr. Stefan Barth, Kai Ebenrett, Boris Esser, Alexander Steeg
