5d965ac90b
console_ioctl.4: Link for old name of ioctl_console(2) page
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-29 07:11:54 +02:00
1f00fea7df
ioctl_console.2: Renamed from console_ioctl.4
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Most ioctl() man pages are in section 2, so move this one there
for consistency.
2017-03-29 07:11:21 +02:00
b778adb281
console_ioctl.4: Minor clarification
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-29 06:57:35 +02:00
1804f37dea
poll.2: ffix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-29 06:49:17 +02:00
ab264bff4f
select.2: Show correspondence between select() and poll() readiness notifications
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-29 06:49:10 +02:00
84ec7d432b
syslog.3: SEE ALSO: add journalctl(1)
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-26 14:19:54 +02:00
1d8ee5b8ff
syslog.3: Various rewordings and improvements
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-26 14:19:54 +02:00
6b5652c1aa
syslog.3: Note default value for 'facility' when calling openlog()
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-26 14:19:54 +02:00
d302d9c917
syslog.3: Various minor improvements
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-26 14:19:54 +02:00
aad9077cbb
syslog.3: Reorganize page text for easier parsing and better readability
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Inspired by comments from Ian Abbott and Walter Harms
Reported-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>
Reported-by: Walter Harms <wharms@bfs.de>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-26 14:19:33 +02:00
53f2ec0751
localedef.1: ffix
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Don't embolden commas between option names.
Signed-off-by: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@jwilk.net>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-26 13:02:52 +02:00
c5cd305ddd
fork.2: SEE ALSO: add pthread_atfork(3)
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-25 08:20:24 +01:00
aadc226bb7
pthread_atfork.3: New page describing pthread_atfork(3)
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-25 08:20:24 +01:00
1a116ea001
select.2: ffix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-24 15:51:25 +01:00
3116bbe074
select.2: Move mislocated text describing the self-pipe text from BUGS to NOTES
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-24 15:38:12 +01:00
8b58a9d467
select.2: Linux select() is buggy wrt POSIX in its check for EBADF errors
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Reported-by: Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>
Reported-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-24 15:32:32 +01:00
ad8c02ab2e
sigprocmask.2: Do not specify an exact value of rt_sigprocmask's 4th argument
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As sizeof(kernel_sigset_t) is not the same for all architectures,
it would be better not to mention any numbers as its value.
Signed-off-by: Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux.org>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-24 14:39:32 +01:00
1e88383bc3
ttyname.3: Document ENODEV error code
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-24 14:34:23 +01:00
86e5364425
getdtablesize.2, attr.5: Move .so directive to first line
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Improves compatibility with the man and other dumb tools
that process man page files.
Signed-off-by: Alexander Miller <alex.miller@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-24 14:31:11 +01:00
741abfa1b7
man-pages.7: wfix
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Signed-off-by: Alexander Miller <alex.miller@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-24 14:26:54 +01:00
6dcadb9beb
grantpt.3: Tell a more nuanced story about what grantpt() does or does not do
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-23 10:34:31 +01:00
1848bcfbce
pty.7: Mention a couple of other applications of pseudoterminals
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-22 21:10:41 +01:00
69b2432159
credentials.7: tfix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-21 08:13:39 +01:00
56fbdd27e1
lseek.2: SEE ALSO: add fallocate(2)
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Both of these pages discuss file holes.
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-20 20:40:19 +01:00
a150608c2c
wcsdup.3: RETURN VALUE: fix error in return value description
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Return value for failure was accidentally changed from NULL to
-1 in man-pages commit 572acb41c4
2017-03-20 17:49:46 +01:00
f576fff526
socketcall(2): Document call argument
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Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-20 17:44:36 +01:00
118c56a803
tty_ioctl.4: tfix
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Reported-by: Nominal Animal <question@nominal-animal.net>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-20 17:40:13 +01:00
eb4aa52142
futex.2: Minor wording fix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-20 07:10:08 +01:00
06b8a13be7
unix.7: wfix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-18 20:42:58 +01:00
69060c5fc8
openpty.3: Minor wording improvements
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-18 00:48:16 +01:00
0d8f84dba5
tmpfs.5: tmpfs supports extended attributes, but not 'user' extended attributes
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 19:41:16 +01:00
c05935a2c3
xattr.7: SEE ALSO: add ioctl_iflags(2)
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People sometimes confuse xattrs and inode flags. Provide a link
to the page that describes inode flags to give them a tip.
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 19:26:49 +01:00
745329676b
xattr.7: tfix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 16:26:54 +01:00
94e460d409
prctl.2: Explain rationale for use of subreaper processes
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 12:33:58 +01:00
f0fb21d143
keyctl.2: srcfix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 06:59:25 +01:00
34eba7348e
keyctl.2: tfix
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Remove duplicated word.
Signed-off-by: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@jwilk.net>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 06:56:33 +01:00
65c031fbbe
epoll_create.2: wfix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 06:54:32 +01:00
302b4b875b
epoll.7: wfix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 06:54:32 +01:00
09c5121268
alarm.2: SEE ALSO: add timer_create(2) and timerfd_create(2)
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 06:54:32 +01:00
cbd17ac092
getpid.2: Mention init(1) and "subreapers" in discussion of parent PID
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 06:54:32 +01:00
71e876839d
exit.3: Improve discussion of zombie processes
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 06:54:32 +01:00
4426609333
exit.3: Minor text restructuring for clarity
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 06:54:32 +01:00
fbc639312f
prctl.2: Improve description of PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 06:54:32 +01:00
d59a75720f
prctl.2: Note semantics of child_subreaper setting on fork() and exec()
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 06:54:32 +01:00
a98e03042a
open.2: Minor wording fix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 06:54:32 +01:00
3f092cefb0
open.2: Add statx() to list of "at" calls in rationale discussion
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-17 06:54:27 +01:00
acff48c9ed
proc.5: Document /proc/sys/kernel/sched_child_runs_first
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-15 21:43:12 +01:00
cfbe21a4d1
wait.2: Orphaned children may be adopted by a "subreaper", rather by than PD 1
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-15 12:46:35 +01:00
99ed723adc
_exit.2: On exit, child processes may be inherited by a "subreaper"
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It is no longer necessarily true that orphaned processes
are inherited by PID 1.
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-15 12:39:23 +01:00
55873ed61c
_exit.2: Minor rewording
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2017-03-15 12:35:57 +01:00
Michael Kerrisk