Michael Kerrisk
89f9f5b25d
ffix
2007-06-20 20:48:54 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
bf25f45cf8
Note that some architectures don't have socketcall(2); instead
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real system calls are provided for socket(), bind(), etc.
2007-06-20 20:15:29 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
d398968003
Note that some architectures don't have ipc(2); instead
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real system calls are provided for shmctl(), semctl(), etc.
2007-06-20 20:14:26 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
34f2460ed5
Rewrite to reflect the fact that the _syscallN
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macros are no longer available.
2007-06-20 18:53:27 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
3442f570a8
Remove reference to _syscall0() macro.
2007-06-20 18:43:01 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
02a5cdc5ea
Add semtimedop() to SEE ALSO.
2007-06-20 06:05:13 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
ed2a6c7314
Add recvmsg() and sendmsg() to SEE ALSO.
2007-06-20 06:04:50 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
0fb58b282d
Fix small wording error.
2007-06-19 20:42:27 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
9b0e0996ee
the syscall is exported as "__clone2" not "clone2".
2007-06-19 20:09:36 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
49363fa6ab
ffix
2007-06-18 19:56:51 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
4db7cf5dbd
Update text for EPERM error describing the maximum number of
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swap files. (From downstream Fedora patch.)
2007-06-16 18:22:38 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
97bc00947f
Add NOTES para about permissions required to call sched_setscheduler()
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on other systems.
2007-06-16 12:25:22 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
4f4d2facf2
wfix
2007-06-16 11:58:42 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
3a928a5078
Updated FIXME.
2007-06-16 11:45:57 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
2b83e9fe13
Updated FIXME.
2007-06-16 11:43:44 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
228688f9ea
Changed text for EINVAL error.
2007-06-16 11:27:34 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
5766b19637
Noted that timeout can also be changed is select() is interrupted by a signal.
2007-06-16 10:46:33 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
2e42dfb375
tfix
2007-06-15 21:44:10 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
bb54fa0226
Fix include in SYNOPSIS.
2007-06-15 05:47:32 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
5537bcf8d3
Add "Link with -laio" to SYNOPSIS.
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Fih includes in SYNOPSIS.
2007-06-15 05:47:08 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
d676e60b93
spfix
2007-06-14 06:33:12 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
f5b031864e
Reordered .SH sections.
2007-06-14 06:31:39 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
f4a411231c
ffix
2007-06-13 22:32:37 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
0c2ec4f115
ffix
2007-06-13 22:13:46 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
0ff8384a43
Small wording change.
2007-06-13 22:05:57 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
0e1ad98ccf
Updated FIXMEs
2007-06-13 21:48:16 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
2b0fa18232
replace form `....' with \fI...\fP where the enclosed string is a pathname,
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type name, or argument name.
2007-06-12 21:19:16 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
ee62201f94
Fixed description of EACCES error.
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Added sentence defining "curret working directory".
Other minor wording changes.
2007-06-12 05:23:03 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
3363301f11
wfix
2007-06-11 20:36:00 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
589cdb95ce
ffix
2007-06-11 20:35:18 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
a622ed8f93
Made NOTES text into a VERSIONS section, since that's what it really describes.
2007-06-11 19:57:10 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
a43e21f0b4
Added details about seekable files and file offset.
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Noted that write() may write less than 'count' bytes, and
gave some examples of why this might occur.
Noted what happens if write() is interrupted by a signal.
Minor wording changes.
2007-06-11 19:51:09 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
460e6363dc
s/i-node/inode/
2007-06-11 19:23:43 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
fc7ba05735
s/process' /process's/
2007-06-11 19:20:30 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
7eeba17aac
Minor wording changes
2007-06-11 19:13:42 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
51a138ce9a
Minore rewordings; added a FIXME.
2007-06-11 19:07:41 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
7c1bc63f44
ffix
2007-06-11 18:45:36 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
7dbfafa8ca
Minore rewordings.
2007-06-11 18:40:01 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
ed15fce22c
Update .TH line; previous commit noted what happens if
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gethostid() can't open /etc/hostid.
2007-06-10 18:18:04 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
53a6b01dee
Add NOTES paragraph noting that <sys/types.h> isn't required by
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POSIX.1-2001 or Linux, but was required on some implementations.
2007-06-10 18:08:27 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
c36973a3d6
s/w.r.t./with respect to/
2007-06-08 12:11:23 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
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
Michael Kerrisk
eb1af89677
Corrected minor spelling/wording mistakes (i.e., changes
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independent of fixes for American spelling).
2007-06-08 10:58:53 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
d9bfdb9c21
Convert to American spelling conventions
2007-06-08 09:56:56 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
53a1443cce
Add SEE ALSO link to new credentials.7.
2007-06-08 07:57:18 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
677f47663e
Wrap source lines at sentence breaks.
2007-06-08 03:17:37 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
5edee42039
Updated discussion of somaxconn limit.
2007-06-06 19:08:30 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
06dc77641b
wfix
2007-06-06 18:44:03 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
1f821a554d
Added some comments to example program.
2007-06-06 18:40:56 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
deec2da39c
Updated VERSIONS section
2007-06-05 19:36:20 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
0f94034628
Added VERSIONS section.
2007-06-05 07:06:49 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
ed0e2b2fb9
Glibc support has been provided since version 2.2.
2007-06-05 06:54:26 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
570dd97898
Added VERSIONS section.
2007-06-05 06:32:07 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
4f73a46c64
Added VERSIONS section
2007-06-05 06:21:03 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
5a16bf48ff
In Linux 2.6, the 'modify_ldt_ldt_s' structure was renamed 'user_desc'.
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Include definition of 'user_desc' structure.
Minor rewordings.
2007-06-02 20:55:04 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
d3b5ab8237
Small changes in EXAMPLE program.
2007-06-02 08:31:25 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
544195a1d6
spfix
2007-06-02 08:20:26 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
af5f950813
Update copyright notice
2007-06-02 08:19:44 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
4594917527
Reformatted code example
2007-06-02 06:08:57 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
28442c8f31
grfix
2007-06-02 05:49:27 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
3758f6dad4
Minor wording fixes
2007-06-02 05:45:14 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
8427b6a4f2
grfix
2007-06-02 05:32:54 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
8fc3da7ec0
Removed reference to non-existent sigsend(2).
2007-06-01 06:05:11 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
e82e185fc6
fix xref
2007-06-01 06:01:34 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
28dfb19d8b
fix xref
2007-06-01 05:59:25 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
deff900024
Correct xref
2007-06-01 05:57:24 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
21a50d3348
Added some .\" comments
2007-06-01 05:56:53 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
76375bc632
wfix
2007-06-01 05:55:54 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
6a326a8527
grfix
2007-06-01 05:25:42 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
19f6943dce
grfix
2007-06-01 05:25:11 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
0f5ccfc8a7
Remove SEE ALSO reference to non-existent mt.4.
2007-06-01 05:21:06 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
b0742c81c6
Small clarification of description of 'mode'.
2007-05-30 15:49:22 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
dfaae36266
Minor wording fixes
2007-05-30 15:43:44 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
7218bcea37
Minor wording fixes.
2007-05-30 15:32:01 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
f67f9e203e
Update .TH line to include "Linux"
2007-05-30 05:40:58 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
d9343c5c13
Removed version number from .TH line
2007-05-30 05:36:26 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
ceaeac2470
spfix
2007-05-29 04:37:56 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
7f3db3125d
spfix
2007-05-29 04:36:42 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
88210f5f31
ffix
2007-05-29 04:15:21 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
43940e36a9
ffix
2007-05-28 15:52:03 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
70d1cb2d51
spfix
2007-05-28 15:42:02 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
973a928ae1
Modified .TH line
2007-05-28 12:07:09 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
bc7ff20e70
Added EXAMPLE program.
2007-05-28 11:43:03 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
735f354f03
wfix
2007-05-28 11:07:05 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
1c27853f55
Added new EXAMPLE section referring to example in getaddrinfo.3
2007-05-28 10:53:03 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
f11e5e44f7
Add new EXAMPLE section with pointer to example in bind.2.
2007-05-28 10:40:39 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
185f68728f
Expand example program, and move it to new EXAMPLE section.
2007-05-28 10:38:13 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
218d23e5a3
Rewrote various parts.
2007-05-27 21:33:14 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
bc0d5df316
Strengthen warning against the use of signal().
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Add siginterrupt(3) to SEE ALSO list.
2007-05-27 21:03:48 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
2720c2ed56
Added '\" comment
2007-05-27 17:04:53 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
08fcffef9a
Updated FIXME.
2007-05-27 15:23:47 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
7190cf218e
Updated TH line
2007-05-27 14:35:53 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
78f2eeab03
Add ENOSYS error.
2007-05-27 14:06:02 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
d880b21c28
Small rewrite of SEE ALSO text pointing to Document/* in kernel source.
2007-05-27 12:13:11 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
a3c945b37d
Added .\" comment about l_sysid.
2007-05-27 11:52:46 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
c12fd10dcb
Update these pages to reflect the fact that the _syscallN() macros have
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gone away.
2007-05-26 15:22:28 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
c046a64128
Conver to -man format; some rewrites; added an EXAMPLE.
2007-05-26 14:10:51 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
bd0a01ce48
Added ERRORS section (saying that the call always succeeds).
2007-05-26 12:54:37 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
74fa514a71
Added comment (.\")
2007-05-26 12:47:10 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
ad7cc990f2
Change reference to path_resolution.2 to path_resolutiion.7
2007-05-26 12:41:39 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
ad1750a30d
This is now a link to the the page that has been placed in Section 7.
2007-05-26 12:29:37 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
568f8f435f
Added FIXME.
2007-05-26 12:26:24 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
5f23447594
Added an ERRORS section (stating that the calls are always successful).
2007-05-26 12:20:50 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
2d41b3324d
Added a RETURN VALUE section.
2007-05-26 12:19:40 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
6686472b86
Added ERRORS heading
2007-05-26 12:15:38 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
7b5ab5947e
Add SEE ALSO reference to ioctl.2.
2007-05-26 12:08:25 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
a9a79c6ed6
Added an ERRORS section.
2007-05-26 12:05:42 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
3961a41b93
Added RETURN VALUE section.
2007-05-26 07:34:05 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
0cff29b795
Convert NOTES section to CONFORMING to and note that
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this call is Linux-specific. Other minor rewordings.
2007-05-26 07:28:44 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
c057ec9864
Small rewording to fix "fails with the error EWOULDBLOCK"
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rather than "returns EWOULDBLOCK".
2007-05-26 06:29:47 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
2a5e0dcd1a
Substantial rewitres/additions.
2007-05-25 19:54:08 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
f20d7d8ea3
A much improved eample program.
2007-05-25 18:57:30 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
af5267b2f4
Add EXAMPLE section with a pointer to example in mprotect.2.
2007-05-25 18:42:55 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
ccd2b351c8
Removed "." at end of SEE ALSO list
2007-05-22 21:49:38 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
cbc2a267b1
grfix
2007-05-22 21:37:39 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
c66cb57033
Fix bad link path.
2007-05-22 18:23:34 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
08b7e58416
Small rewording in RETURN VALUE section.
2007-05-21 22:49:15 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
6ef95cb01a
Fix return type in SYNOPSIS. Add RETURN VALUE section.
2007-05-21 22:46:30 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
f5cb430b7c
Added ERRORS section.
2007-05-21 22:41:02 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
a7e1c01a76
ffix
2007-05-21 21:25:44 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
d806e10376
Added section numbers to xrefs
2007-05-21 21:07:25 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
65e7dad22c
wfix
2007-05-21 15:49:16 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
aa4962263b
s/manpage/man page/
2007-05-21 12:58:17 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
d1dcf59840
Minor rewrites, eliminating some duplication, and removing
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some outdated text.
2007-05-21 11:16:50 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
ed7a722d13
Updated FIXME
2007-05-21 10:14:23 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
128e7c364b
ffix
2007-05-21 09:19:32 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
e5ec74e16e
Updated FIXME
2007-05-21 07:04:09 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
0e99f2a5c0
Relocated text for "Versions and Library Support".
2007-05-21 06:55:22 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
a7b9318d06
Updated FIXME.
2007-05-21 06:52:12 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
a8e86ff2a6
Updated FIXME
2007-05-21 06:51:37 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
b5d63e490d
Remove text about the non-existent BSD meremap() -- too
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much information, in my opinion.
2007-05-21 06:46:07 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
49ba0d2aaa
Converted outdated BUGS note about fdatasync() being equivalent to
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fsync() on Linux 2.2 into a NOTES note about this historical behaviour.
2007-05-21 06:40:01 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
87eca6b7b3
Remove misleading text about setting O_ASYNC when calling
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open(); one must use fcntl() F_SETFL for this task.
2007-05-21 06:34:45 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
2b2581ee37
Fix inconsistencies in order of .SH sections
2007-05-19 04:30:20 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
2dd578fd5b
Reordered sections for consistency.
2007-05-18 16:30:46 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
a1d5f77cc8
Reordered sections to be more consistent, in some cases renaming
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sections or shifting paragraphs between sections.
2007-05-18 16:06:42 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
af4d911a52
wfix
2007-05-18 14:16:26 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
889829be48
Removed HISTORY section, or moved it as a subsection or paragraphs
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under another section e.g., NOTES.
2007-05-18 11:59:14 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
2a995424e0
ffix
2007-05-18 11:17:17 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
413901b165
wfix
2007-05-18 11:01:49 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
4fb3134194
Relocated LINUX NOTES as subsection under NOTES
2007-05-18 10:39:45 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
d597239cbd
Relocated GLIBC NOTES as subsection under NOTES
2007-05-18 10:30:02 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
6996254443
Fix inconsistencies in .TH lines
2007-05-18 09:55:10 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
05eabe6576
Fix inconsistencies in .TH line
2007-05-18 09:21:38 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
3d5a3539b7
Fix inconsistencies in .TH lines
2007-05-18 09:11:21 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
e127c16af7
Changed date in .TH line into form YYYY-DD-MM.
2007-05-18 08:56:42 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
0ed55ece49
Make "manual" in .TH line "Linux Programmers Manual"
2007-05-18 08:43:42 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
e37e328263
Move SEE ALSO section to end of page
2007-05-16 18:25:50 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
b07cd0a96b
Renamed RESTRICTIONS section to NOTES, or moved text in a RESTRICTIONS
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section under existing NOTES section.
2007-05-16 05:33:35 +00:00
Michael Kerrisk
0b5dc6f115
s/RETURN VALUES/RETURN VALUE/
2007-05-16 05:00:31 +00:00