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<table class="head">
  <tr>
    <td class="head-ltitle">INTRO(7)</td>
    <td class="head-vol">Miscellaneous Information Manual</td>
    <td class="head-rtitle">INTRO(7)</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<div class="manual-text">
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1>
<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">intro</code> &#x2014;
    <span class="Nd">miscellaneous information pages</span></p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">This section contains miscellaneous documentation.</p>
<div class="Bd-indent">
<dl class="Bl-tag">
  <dt><a class="Xr">arch(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>supported CPU architectures and platforms</dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">ascii(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>map of ASCII character set</dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">build(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>build instructions for <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span></dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">c(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>the C programming language</dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">clocks(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>system timekeeping clocks available in
    <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span></dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">crypto(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>cryptographic algorithms provided by OpenCrypto in
      <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span></dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">d(7)</a></dt>
  <dd><a class="Xr">dtrace(1)</a> scripting language overview</dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">development(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>development introduction to <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span></dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">environ(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>user environment</dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">firewall(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>simple firewalls under <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span></dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">hier(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>file system hierarchy in <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span></dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">hostname(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>host name resolution description</dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">networking(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>network connection quickstart guide</dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">release(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>layout of <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> releases and snapshots</dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">ports(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>introduction to the ports infrastructure of
      <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span></dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">security(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>security features available in <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span></dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">stats(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>statistics utilities available in <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span></dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">tests(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>introduction to the <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> Test Suite</dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">tracing(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>introduction to tracing and performance monitoring facilities</dd>
  <dt><a class="Xr">tuning(7)</a></dt>
  <dd>general advice on tuning <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span></dd>
</dl>
</div>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE
  ALSO</a></h1>
<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr">man(1)</a>, <a class="Xr">intro(2)</a>,
    <a class="Xr">intro(3)</a>, <a class="Xr">intro(4)</a>,
    <a class="Xr">intro(5)</a>, <a class="Xr">intro(6)</a>,
    <a class="Xr">intro(8)</a>, <a class="Xr">intro(9)</a></p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">intro</code> section manual page appeared in
    <span class="Ux">4.2BSD</span>.</p>
</section>
</div>
<table class="foot">
  <tr>
    <td class="foot-date">July 14, 2025</td>
    <td class="foot-os">FreeBSD 15.0</td>
  </tr>
</table>