---
name: "intro"
section: "7"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/intro/7"
---

# intro(7)

miscellaneous information pages

## NAME

**intro** – miscellaneous information pages

## DESCRIPTION

This section contains miscellaneous documentation.

- [arch(7)](/arch/7.md)

  supported CPU architectures and platforms

- [ascii(7)](/ascii/7.md)

  map of ASCII character set

- [build(7)](/build/7.md)

  build instructions for FreeBSD

- [c(7)](/c/7.md)

  the C programming language

- [clocks(7)](/clocks/7.md)

  system timekeeping clocks available in FreeBSD

- [crypto(7)](/crypto/7.md)

  cryptographic algorithms provided by OpenCrypto in FreeBSD

- [d(7)](/d/7.md)

  [dtrace(1)](/dtrace/1.md) scripting language overview

- [development(7)](/development/7.md)

  development introduction to FreeBSD

- [environ(7)](/environ/7.md)

  user environment

- [firewall(7)](/firewall/7.md)

  simple firewalls under FreeBSD

- [groups(7)](/groups/7.md)

  standard user group names

- [hier(7)](/hier/7.md)

  file system hierarchy in FreeBSD

- [hostname(7)](/hostname/7.md)

  host name resolution description

- [networking(7)](/networking/7.md)

  network connection quickstart guide

- [release(7)](/release/7.md)

  layout of FreeBSD releases and snapshots

- [ports(7)](/ports/7.md)

  introduction to the ports infrastructure of FreeBSD

- [security(7)](/security/7.md)

  security features available in FreeBSD

- [stats(7)](/stats/7.md)

  statistics utilities available in FreeBSD

- [tests(7)](/tests/7.md)

  introduction to the FreeBSD Test Suite

- [tracing(7)](/tracing/7.md)

  introduction to tracing and performance monitoring facilities

- [tuning(7)](/tuning/7.md)

  general advice on tuning FreeBSD

## SEE ALSO

[man(1)](/man/1.md), [intro(2)](/intro/2.md), [intro(3)](/intro/3.md), [intro(4)](/intro/4.md), [intro(5)](/intro/5.md), [intro(6)](/intro/6.md), [intro(8)](/intro/8.md), [intro(9)](/intro/9.md)

## HISTORY

The **intro** section manual page appeared in 4.2BSD.