6b4dbb25e9
delete_module.2, epoll_create.2, getpeername.2, getpriority.2, getrlimit.2, getunwind.2, init_module.2, kcmp.2, mmap.2, perf_event_open.2, perfmonctl.2, prctl.2, s390_runtime_instr.2, timerfd_create.2, vfork.2, getaddrinfo_a.3, getenv.3, if_nameindex.3, if_nametoindex.3, mcheck.3, pthread_setname_np.3, scanf.3, cciss.4, hpsa.4, core.5, gai.conf.5, networks.5, nscd.conf.5, nss.5, aio.7, arp.7, numa.7, socket.7, udplite.7: srcfix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2013-02-18 18:45:32 +01:00
7484d5a7dd
getrlimit.2, setgid.2, timerfd_create.2, wait.2, getenv.3, if_nameindex.3, scanf.3, aio.7, numa.7, rtld-audit.7, udplite.7: Fix order of SH sections
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2013-02-12 11:49:39 +01:00
558fe1642e
scanf.3: Clarify meaning of "string conversions" for 'm' modifier
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2013-02-02 09:14:35 +01:00
71380e9ef3
scanf.3: Update %a vs %m documentation
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POSIX.1-2008 adopted the 'm' flag for dynamic allocation. Update
page to cover it and relegate the glibc-specific 'a' flag to
NOTES.
Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2013-02-02 02:17:46 +01:00
15079abb25
scanf.3, system.3, initrd.4, sk98lin.4, mdoc.samples.7, nscd.8: grfix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2012-05-07 15:30:17 +12:00
a7bd22c67a
scanf.3: tfix
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Reported-by: Alain Benedetti <alainb06@free.fr>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2012-02-03 08:03:16 +13:00
5503c85ea4
intro.1, fork.2, futex.2, open.2, rename.2, select_tut.2, semop.2, spu_create.2, stat.2, netlink.3, random.3, scanf.3, shm_open.3, strftime.3, console.4, console_codes.4, sk98lin.4, st.4, bootparam.7, cpuset.7, credentials.7, man-pages.7, path_resolution.7, uri.7: Global fix: remove spaces around em-dash
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Normal English typographical convention is not to have
spaces around em dashes.
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2011-10-03 08:47:35 +02:00
71d9e7ae77
gets.3, mbtowc.3, printf.3, puts.3, scanf.3, stpcpy.3, stpncpy.3, strcat.3, strlen.3, strnlen.3, strsep.3, strstr.3, strxfrm.3, utmp.5: Global fix: consistent use of "null byte"
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Bring more consistency to the discussion of
"[terminating] null byte"
by writing (at least in the initial use in a page)
"[terminating] null byte ('\0')".
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2011-09-28 06:20:52 +02:00
5fab2e7c9c
Changes.old, clone.2, execve.2, fcntl.2, futex.2, getitimer.2, getpriority.2, mmap.2, mount.2, mprotect.2, sched_setscheduler.2, select_tut.2, setuid.2, sigaltstack.2, vfork.2, div.3, fenv.3, fmod.3, memchr.3, pthread_attr_setstackaddr.3, pthread_attr_setstacksize.3, pthread_getattr_np.3, queue.3, scanf.3, trunc.3, st.4, proc.5, services.5, utmp.5, bootparam.7, capabilities.7, feature_test_macros.7, futex.7, glob.7, man.7, netlink.7, unicode.7: Switch to American usage: "-wards" ==> "-ward"
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American English uses "afterward" in preference to "afterwards",
and so on
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2010-09-26 07:34:47 +02:00
50831f9b8a
_exit.2, brk.2, capget.2, chdir.2, chmod.2, chown.2, chroot.2, getdtablesize.2, gethostname.2, getpagesize.2, getsid.2, killpg.2, mknod.2, mknodat.2, poll.2, posix_fadvise.2, pread.2, readlink.2, setpgid.2, setreuid.2, sigaltstack.2, stat.2, symlink.2, sync.2, truncate.2, vfork.2, wait.2, wait4.2, a64l.3, abs.3, acos.3, acosh.3, asin.3, asinh.3, atan.3, atan2.3, atoi.3, cbrt.3, ceil.3, copysign.3, cosh.3, dirfd.3, div.3, ecvt.3, erf.3, erfc.3, exp.3, exp2.3, fabs.3, fdim.3, ffs.3, floor.3, fma.3, fmax.3, fmin.3, fmod.3, fpclassify.3, frexp.3, ftw.3, fwide.3, gcvt.3, getcwd.3, getdate.3, getgrent.3, gethostid.3, getpass.3, getpwent.3, getsubopt.3, getw.3, hypot.3, ilogb.3, index.3, isalpha.3, isgreater.3, iswblank.3, j0.3, ldexp.3, lockf.3, log.3, log10.3, log1p.3, logb.3, lrint.3, lround.3, mkstemp.3, mktemp.3, modf.3, mq_receive.3, mq_send.3, nan.3, nextafter.3, posix_fallocate.3, posix_memalign.3, printf.3, qecvt.3, random.3, realpath.3, remainder.3, remquo.3, rint.3, round.3, scalb.3, scalbln.3, scanf.3, siginterrupt.3, signbit.3, sigset.3, sinh.3, sqrt.3, strcasecmp.3, strcat.3, strchr.3, strcmp.3, strcoll.3, strcpy.3, strfry.3, strpbrk.3, strsep.3, strspn.3, strstr.3, strtod.3, strtok.3, strtol.3, strtoul.3, strxfrm.3, tanh.3, tgamma.3, trunc.3, ttyslot.3, ualarm.3, usleep.3, wprintf.3, armscii-8.7, cp1251.7, iso_8859-10.7, iso_8859-11.7, iso_8859-13.7, iso_8859-14.7, iso_8859-3.7, iso_8859-5.7, iso_8859-6.7, iso_8859-8.7, koi8-u.7: tstamp
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2010-09-22 16:59:09 +02:00
3aa541c82c
scanf.3: Fix feature test macro requirements
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2010-09-22 16:59:05 +02:00
a1d525f2e6
printf.3, scanf.3: ffix
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2010-09-22 16:59:05 +02:00
24b74457e7
accept.2, access.2, acct.2, clock_nanosleep.2, mbind.2, mincore.2, remap_file_pages.2, sched_setscheduler.2, set_mempolicy.2, splice.2, stat.2, syslog.2, timer_create.2, timerfd_create.2, truncate.2, fenv.3, ferror.3, fflush.3, fgetwc.3, fgetws.3, flockfile.3, fputwc.3, fputws.3, fread.3, getopt.3, gets.3, getwchar.3, glob.3, iconv.3, longjmp.3, pow.3, printf.3, puts.3, putwchar.3, regex.3, rpc.3, scanf.3, setjmp.3, termios.3, unlocked_stdio.3, wcswidth.3, hd.4, rtc.4, st.4, core.5, dir_colors.5, elf.5, proc.5, arp.7, ascii.7, boot.7, bootparam.7, charsets.7, futex.7, ip.7, iso_8859-11.7, man-pages.7, man.7, mdoc.samples.7, path_resolution.7, pipe.7, posixoptions.7, unicode.7, unix.7, uri.7, utf-8.7, ld.so.8: s/non-/non/
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The tendency in English, as prescribed in style guides like
Chicago MoS, is towards removing hyphens after prefixes
like "non-" etc.
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2010-01-16 18:20:12 +01:00
ff40dbb354
accept.2, connect.2, eventfd.2, flock.2, open.2, posix_fadvise.2, read.2, recv.2, sched_setscheduler.2, select_tut.2, send.2, signalfd.2, splice.2, timerfd_create.2, write.2, flockfile.3, mkfifo.3, mq_notify.3, mq_open.3, pthread_tryjoin_np.3, scanf.3, random.4, ddp.7, epoll.7, fifo.7, ip.7, pipe.7, socket.7, spufs.7: Global fix: s/non-blocking/nonblocking/
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The tendency in English, as prescribed in style guides like
Chicago MoS, is towards removing hyphens after prefixes
like "non-" etc.
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2010-01-16 17:43:10 +01:00
aa79648125
mbind.2, rename.2, sched_setscheduler.2, set_mempolicy.2, syslog.2, argz_add.3, dlopen.3, scanf.3, strtod.3, strtok.3, tcgetpgrp.3, hd.4, cpuset.7, regex.7, ld.so.8: Global fix: s/non-empty/nonempty/
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The tendency in English, as prescribed in style guides like
Chicago MoS, is towards removing hyphens after prefixes
like "non-" etc.
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2010-01-16 17:41:47 +01:00
c8f2dd479b
accept.2, execve.2, futimesat.2, getresuid.2, getrlimit.2, madvise.2, mq_getsetattr.2, msgctl.2, nice.2, open.2, poll.2, setresuid.2, shmctl.2, sigaction.2, times.2, utimensat.2, __setfpucw.3, atoi.3, endian.3, err.3, euidaccess.3, fenv.3, fopencookie.3, fpurge.3, getgrouplist.3, getutmp.3, j0.3, lgamma.3, netlink.3, pthread_attr_init.3, pthread_attr_setaffinity_np.3, pthread_cleanup_push_defer_np.3, pthread_getattr_np.3, pthread_kill_other_threads_np.3, pthread_setaffinity_np.3, pthread_tryjoin_np.3, pthread_yield.3, random_r.3, readdir.3, rtnetlink.3, scanf.3, setenv.3, significand.3, sigsetops.3, strerror.3, strstr.3, sysv_signal.3, termios.3, timegm.3, unlocked_stdio.3, y0.3, locale.5, bootparam.7, feature_test_macros.7, ip.7, locale.7, pthreads.7, rtld-audit.7, nscd.8: Global fix: s/non-standard/nonstandard/
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The tendency in English, as prescribed in style guides like
Chicago MoS, is towards removing hyphens after prefixes
like "non-" etc.
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2010-01-16 17:40:20 +01:00
44e5793157
Typo and wording fixes
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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
2008-09-29 11:00:36 +02:00
257688032a
Fix mis-ordered (.SH) sections.
2008-08-05 16:42:24 +00:00
c45bd688fd
s/floating point/floating-point/ when used attributively.
2008-07-23 02:57:20 +00:00
c59f8dfefc
Many small formatting fixes.
2008-07-12 20:57:29 +00:00
f9d17bc4fb
Clarify treatment of intial white space by %% conversion specification.
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as per http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=435648 .
2008-07-07 14:37:42 +00:00
6602d44be1
Add reference to signal(7) for EINTR error.
2008-07-07 04:40:49 +00:00
5abf2394cb
spfix
2008-07-01 14:29:33 +00:00
7042009b7c
tweaks
2008-06-22 13:15:34 +00:00
194f4ccb72
Document the GNU 'a' modifier for dynamically allocating strings.
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See also http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487254 .
Document the GNU 'm' modifier for dynamically allocating strings.
2008-06-22 10:35:40 +00:00
646af540e4
Add an ERRORS section documenting at least some of the errors
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that may occur for scanf().
See also http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=487254 .
2008-06-22 08:35:24 +00:00
333a424b0e
Try and bring some consistency to quotes.
2008-06-09 21:03:52 +00:00
1f04cc9731
s/nonempty/non-empty/
2008-03-19 13:11:38 +00:00
7deb3c8b57
Added FIXME.
2008-03-14 13:24:35 +00:00
a45ebabfc5
Rework/remove use of ".ad" macros.
2008-01-11 13:59:47 +00:00
3c5e62b618
Fix a/an usage
2007-12-29 18:01:05 +00:00
0967c11fb9
s/etc/etc./
2007-12-22 22:43:42 +00:00
0daa9e92d0
Fix redundant formatting macros
2007-09-20 16:26:31 +00:00
7fa092c8ca
ffix
2007-07-18 20:15:25 +00:00
5adafd6d79
ffix
2007-07-09 21:02:59 +00:00
cc4615cc78
Added/updated glibc feature test macro requirements
2007-07-08 12:11:40 +00:00
8666f20911
wfix
2007-06-14 20:04:32 +00:00
75b94dc35c
Change "e.g. " to "e.g., ", or in some cases, "for example, ".
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Change "i.e. " to i.e.., ", or in some cases, "that is, ".
2007-06-08 11:56:22 +00:00
d9bfdb9c21
Convert to American spelling conventions
2007-06-08 09:56:56 +00:00
6996254443
Fix inconsistencies in .TH lines
2007-05-18 09:55:10 +00:00
e37e328263
Move SEE ALSO section to end of page
2007-05-16 18:25:50 +00:00
8af1ba10bd
Convert SH to SS and other section-related fixes.
2007-05-16 17:35:34 +00:00
fb18673428
Adding section numbers to xrefs toother pages
2007-05-12 00:30:29 +00:00
d0f17b5722
s/wide character/wide-character/ when used attributively.
2007-04-24 19:40:35 +00:00
c13182efa3
Wrapped long lines, wrapped at sentence boundaries; stripped trailing
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white space.
2007-04-12 22:42:49 +00:00
68e1685c25
Updated CONFORMING TO section
2006-08-03 13:57:30 +00:00
faa42a0ac6
wfix
2006-07-05 09:01:30 +00:00
9fcfcba05f
Added SEE ALSO entry referring to setlocale.3
2006-05-01 01:52:57 +00:00
6e888f06d1
Minor formatting & wording fixes.
2006-02-05 08:57:26 +00:00
43daf87dcd
Minor formatting & wording fixes.
2006-02-05 08:54:26 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk