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stat.2: Use argument name 'pathname' throughout page 

(Some APIs were using 'path' while others used 'pathname')

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2014-02-21 12:23:26 +01:00
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commit 66cbeaf41b
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@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ stat, fstat, lstat, fstatat \- get file status
.br .br
.B #include <unistd.h> .B #include <unistd.h>
.sp .sp
.BI "int stat(const char *" path ", struct stat *" buf ); .BI "int stat(const char *" pathname ", struct stat *" buf );
.br .br
.BI "int fstat(int " fd ", struct stat *" buf ); .BI "int fstat(int " fd ", struct stat *" buf );
.br .br
.BI "int lstat(const char *" path ", struct stat *" buf ); .BI "int lstat(const char *" pathname ", struct stat *" buf );
.sp .sp
.BR "#include <fcntl.h> " "/* Definition of AT_* constants */" .BR "#include <fcntl.h> " "/* Definition of AT_* constants */"
.B #include <sys/stat.h> .B #include <sys/stat.h>
@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ No permissions are required on the file itself, but\(emin the case of
and and
.BR lstat ()\(emexecute .BR lstat ()\(emexecute
(search) permission is required on all of the directories in (search) permission is required on all of the directories in
.I path .I pathname
that lead to the file. that lead to the file.
.PP .PP
.BR stat () .BR stat ()
and and
.BR fstatat () .BR fstatat ()
stat the file pointed to by stat the file pointed to by
.I path .I pathname
and fills in and fills in
.IR buf ; .IR buf ;
the differences for the differences for
@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ are described below.
is identical to is identical to
.BR stat (), .BR stat (),
except that if except that if
.I path .I pathname
is a symbolic link, then the link itself is stat-ed, is a symbolic link, then the link itself is stat-ed,
not the file that it refers to. not the file that it refers to.
@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ is set appropriately.
.B EACCES .B EACCES
Search permission is denied for one of the directories Search permission is denied for one of the directories
in the path prefix of in the path prefix of
.IR path . .IR pathname .
(See also (See also
.BR path_resolution (7).) .BR path_resolution (7).)
.TP .TP
@ -446,14 +446,14 @@ Bad address.
Too many symbolic links encountered while traversing the path. Too many symbolic links encountered while traversing the path.
.TP .TP
.B ENAMETOOLONG .B ENAMETOOLONG
.I path .I pathname
is too long. is too long.
.TP .TP
.B ENOENT .B ENOENT
A component of A component of
.I path .I pathname
does not exist, or does not exist, or
.I path .I pathname
is an empty string. is an empty string.
.TP .TP
.B ENOMEM .B ENOMEM
@ -461,11 +461,11 @@ Out of memory (i.e., kernel memory).
.TP .TP
.B ENOTDIR .B ENOTDIR
A component of the path prefix of A component of the path prefix of
.I path .I pathname
is not a directory. is not a directory.
.TP .TP
.B EOVERFLOW .B EOVERFLOW
.I path .I pathname
or or
.I fd .I fd
refers to a file whose size, inode number, refers to a file whose size, inode number,