Documents the Linux kernel system calls and C library interfaces used
by programs, plus system and administrative utilities, devices, file
system, file, and data formats, and related information.
For more information, see the project home page:
https://kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
As Cygwin has its own man pages with some conflicts, these man pages are
installed under /usr/share/man/man-pages-linux/, so by default searching
or viewing these pages requires the option:
$ apropos -m|--systems man-pages-linux ...
$ man -m|--systems man-pages-linux ...
Cygwin man pages are under the default system "man", so for convenience
both systems may be specified separated by comma e.g.
$ man -m man,man-pages-linux ...
The path or option may also be added explicitly to a user's MANPATH or
alias e.g.
$ export MANPATH=$MANPATH:/usr/share/man/man-pages-linux
$ alias apropos='apropos -m man,man-pages-linux'
$ alias man='man -m man,man-pages-linux'
Add -a to show both Cygwin and Linux (and POSIX if companion package
man-pages-posix is also installed) manual pages.
For convenience and backward compatibility /usr/share/man/linux is
provided as a symlink.
If you prefer to see Linux man pages over Cygwin man pages, then use
-m|--systems linux in the examples above, or add -m linux to a command.
Release 6 and later added some section 2 and 3 pages suffixed by const,
head, or type installed in the base section directories.
The following package has been upgraded in the Cygwin distribution:
- man-pages-linux 6.15
For recent changes, see below, or after installation read
/usr/share/doc/man-pages-linux/Changes:
2025-07-20 6.15
New and rewritten pages
man2/
cachestat.2
fcntl.2 (split into many pages)
fcntl_locking.2 (previously, fcntl(2))
futex.2 (split into many pages)
man2const/
FUTEX_CMP_REQUEUE.2const (previously, futex(2))
FUTEX_CMP_REQUEUE_PI.2const (previously, futex(2))
FUTEX_FD.2const (previously, futex(2))
FUTEX_LOCK_PI.2const (previously, futex(2))
FUTEX_LOCK_PI2.2const (previously, futex(2))
FUTEX_REQUEUE.2const (previously, futex(2))
FUTEX_TRYLOCK_PI.2const (previously, futex(2))
FUTEX_UNLOCK_PI.2const (previously, futex(2))
FUTEX_WAIT.2const (previously, futex(2))
FUTEX_WAIT_BITSET.2const (previously, futex(2))
FUTEX_WAIT_REQUEUE_PI.2const (previously, futex(2))
FUTEX_WAKE.2const (previously, futex(2))
FUTEX_WAKE_OP.2const (previously, futex(2))
F_DUPFD.2const (previously, fcntl(2))
F_GETFD.2const (previously, fcntl(2))
F_GETFL.2const (previously, fcntl(2))
F_GETLEASE.2const (previously, fcntl(2))
F_GETPIPE_SZ.2const (previously, fcntl(2))
F_GETSIG.2const (previously, fcntl(2))
F_GET_RW_HINT.2const (previously, fcntl(2))
F_GET_SEALS.2const (previously, fcntl(2))
F_NOTIFY.2const (previously, fcntl(2))
PR_FUTEX_HASH.2const (previously, fcntl(2))
man3attr/
intro.3attr
gnu::aligned.3attr
gnu::format.3attr
Newly documented interfaces in existing pages
man2/
chmod.2
fchmodat(AT_EMPTY_PATH)
fchmodat(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
ioctl_vt.2
VT_GETCONSIZECSRPOS
prctl.2
PR_FUTEX_HASH
*printf.3
ERRORS
statx.2
statx.stx_atomic_write_unit_max_opt
man2const/
PR_FUTEX_HASH.2const
PR_FUTEX_HASH
TIOCLINUX.2const
TIOCL_GETBRACKETEDPASTE
UFFDIO_API.2const
UFFDIO_FEATURE_MOVE
man5/
core.5
/proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern %F
New and changed links
man2const/
FUTEX_WAKE_BITSET.2const (FUTEX_WAIT_BITSET(2const))
F_ADD_SEALS.2const (F_GET_SEALS(2const))
F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC.2const (F_DUPFD(2const))
F_GETLK.2const (fcntl_locking(2))
F_GETOWN.2const (F_GETSIG(2const))
F_GETOWN_EX.2const (F_GETSIG(2const))
F_GET_FILE_RW_HINT.2const (F_GET_RW_HINT(2const))
F_OFD_GETLK.2const (fcntl_locking(2))
F_OFD_SETLK.2const (fcntl_locking(2))
F_OFD_SETLKW.2const (fcntl_locking(2))
F_SETFD.2const (F_GETFD(2const))
F_SETFL.2const (F_GETFL(2const))
F_SETLEASE.2const (F_GETLEASE(2const))
F_SETLK.2const (fcntl_locking(2))
F_SETLKW.2const (fcntl_locking(2))
F_SETOWN.2const (F_GETSIG(2const))
F_SETOWN_EX.2const (F_GETSIG(2const))
F_SETPIPE_SZ.2const (F_GETPIPE_SZ(2const))
F_SETSIG.2const (F_GETSIG(2const))
F_SET_FILE_RW_HINT.2const (F_GET_RW_HINT(2const))
F_SET_RW_HINT.2const (F_GET_RW_HINT(2const))
VT_GETCONSIZECSRPOS.2const (ioctl_vt(2))
Global changes
- CREDITS renamed to AUTHORS.
- man/
- realloc(3): Clarify (non)conformance of realloc(p,0) in glibc.
- Don't use bold/italics for forward declarations of function
parameters. This differentiates them from actual parameters.
- fcntl(2) and futex(2) have been split into smaller pages that are
easier to read, and also easier to maintain.
Changes to individual files
The manual pages and other files in the repository have been improved
beyond what this changelog covers. To learn more about changes applied
to individual pages, or the authors of changes, use git(1).
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