ctime.3 Minor rewording

Clarify wording for ctime_r() and asctime_r() to indicate that
the bffer must be at least 26 *bytes*.
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Michael Kerrisk 2008-09-26 06:05:54 +02:00
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commit ef38dda012
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@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ with information about the current timezone.
The reentrant version
.BR ctime_r ()
does the same, but stores the
string in a user-supplied buffer of length at least 26.
string in a user-supplied buffer
which should have room for at least 26 bytes.
It need not
set \fItzname\fP.
.PP
@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ overwritten by subsequent calls to any of the date and time functions.
The
.BR asctime_r ()
function does the same, but stores the string in
a user-supplied buffer of length at least 26.
a user-supplied buffer which should have room for at least 26 bytes.
.PP
The
.BR mktime ()