Fix 'dir' argument name: should be 'dirp'.

The page formerly used both 'dir' and 'dirp'(!).
POSIX.1-2008 and glibc call this argument 'dirp' (consistent
with the fact that it is a *pointer* to a DIR structure).
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Michael Kerrisk 2008-09-23 04:25:35 +02:00
parent 67f0f50d07
commit 3e7a52936d
2 changed files with 9 additions and 2 deletions

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@ -30,3 +30,10 @@ Changes to individual pages
getpid.2 getpid.2
mtk, after a comment by John Reiser mtk, after a comment by John Reiser
Describe getpid()'s PID caching and its consequences. Describe getpid()'s PID caching and its consequences.
dirfd.3
mtk
Fix 'dir' argument name: should be 'dirp'.
The page formerly used both 'dir' and 'dirp'(!).
POSIX.1-2008 and glibc call this argument 'dirp' (consistent
with the fact that it is a *pointer* to a DIR structure).

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@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dirfd \- get directory stream file descriptor
.br .br
.B #include <dirent.h> .B #include <dirent.h>
.sp .sp
.BI "int dirfd(DIR *" dir ); .BI "int dirfd(DIR *" dirp );
.sp .sp
.in -4n .in -4n
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
The function The function
.BR dirfd () .BR dirfd ()
returns the file descriptor associated with the directory stream returns the file descriptor associated with the directory stream
.IR dir . .IR dirp .
.LP .LP
This descriptor is the one used internally by the directory stream. This descriptor is the one used internally by the directory stream.
As a result, it is only useful for functions which do not depend on As a result, it is only useful for functions which do not depend on