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| author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2018-12-01 09:42:01 +0100 |
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| committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2018-12-01 09:42:01 +0100 |
| commit | 7f11e32c394e3e232487896fba022b0e7ab0bf0c (patch) | |
| tree | 48b9a96a57e711735a53f783fac342f5c94f592f | |
| parent | 735e291284d39820b160afd8d6af04e1ddb2da44 (diff) | |
| download | man-pages-7f11e32c394e3e232487896fba022b0e7ab0bf0c.tar.gz | |
accept.2, copy_file_range.2, eventfd.2, inotify_init.2, pipe.2, readahead.2, signalfd.2, socket.2, timerfd_create.2: Clarify the distinction between "file descriptor" and "file description"
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | man2/accept.2 | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man2/copy_file_range.2 | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man2/eventfd.2 | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man2/inotify_init.2 | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man2/pipe.2 | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man2/readahead.2 | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man2/signalfd.2 | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man2/socket.2 | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man2/timerfd_create.2 | 4 |
9 files changed, 24 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/man2/accept.2 b/man2/accept.2 index aee2bf5a8f..3c6b276e0e 100644 --- a/man2/accept.2 +++ b/man2/accept.2 @@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ to obtain different behavior: .B SOCK_NONBLOCK Set the .BR O_NONBLOCK -file status flag on the new open file description. +file status flag on the open file description (see +.BR open (2)) +referred to by the new file descriptor. Using this flag saves extra calls to .BR fcntl (2) to achieve the same result. diff --git a/man2/copy_file_range.2 b/man2/copy_file_range.2 index 20374abb21..9bb1813ee8 100644 --- a/man2/copy_file_range.2 +++ b/man2/copy_file_range.2 @@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ is not open for reading; or is not open for writing; or the .B O_APPEND -flag is set for the open file description referred to by +flag is set for the open file description (see +.BR open (2)) +referred to by the file descriptor .IR fd_out . .TP .B EFBIG diff --git a/man2/eventfd.2 b/man2/eventfd.2 index a17acaa444..185778ab71 100644 --- a/man2/eventfd.2 +++ b/man2/eventfd.2 @@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ for reasons why this may be useful. .BR EFD_NONBLOCK " (since Linux 2.6.27)" Set the .BR O_NONBLOCK -file status flag on the new open file description. +file status flag on the open file description (see +.BR open (2)) +referred to by the new file descriptor. Using this flag saves extra calls to .BR fcntl (2) to achieve the same result. diff --git a/man2/inotify_init.2 b/man2/inotify_init.2 index 29bbe8ebbc..6ad994b93a 100644 --- a/man2/inotify_init.2 +++ b/man2/inotify_init.2 @@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ to obtain different behavior: .B IN_NONBLOCK Set the .BR O_NONBLOCK -file status flag on the new open file description. +file status flag on the open file description (see +.BR open (2)) +referred to by the new file descriptor. Using this flag saves extra calls to .BR fcntl (2) to achieve the same result. diff --git a/man2/pipe.2 b/man2/pipe.2 index c74d0ff360..fcae8c0ab3 100644 --- a/man2/pipe.2 +++ b/man2/pipe.2 @@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ setting of a pipe file descriptor using .B O_NONBLOCK Set the .BR O_NONBLOCK -file status flag on the two new open file descriptions. +file status flag on the open file descriptions +referred to by the new file descriptors. Using this flag saves extra calls to .BR fcntl (2) to achieve the same result. diff --git a/man2/readahead.2 b/man2/readahead.2 index f7286231e4..d3c3737abe 100644 --- a/man2/readahead.2 +++ b/man2/readahead.2 @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ equal to .IR "(offset+count)" . .BR readahead () does not read beyond the end of the file. -The file offset of the open file description referred to by +The file offset of the open file description referred to by the file descriptor .I fd is left unchanged. .SH RETURN VALUE diff --git a/man2/signalfd.2 b/man2/signalfd.2 index 3a78a70409..87a975cc2e 100644 --- a/man2/signalfd.2 +++ b/man2/signalfd.2 @@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ to change the behavior of .B SFD_NONBLOCK Set the .BR O_NONBLOCK -file status flag on the new open file description. +file status flag on the open file description (see +.BR open (2)) +referred to by the new file descriptor. Using this flag saves extra calls to .BR fcntl (2) to achieve the same result. diff --git a/man2/socket.2 b/man2/socket.2 index b4a5727da0..fed3f4e253 100644 --- a/man2/socket.2 +++ b/man2/socket.2 @@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ to modify the behavior of .B SOCK_NONBLOCK Set the .BR O_NONBLOCK -file status flag on the new open file description. +file status flag on the open file description (see +.BR open (2)) +referred to by the new file descriptor. Using this flag saves extra calls to .BR fcntl (2) to achieve the same result. diff --git a/man2/timerfd_create.2 b/man2/timerfd_create.2 index ac89402097..b4e3672fb0 100644 --- a/man2/timerfd_create.2 +++ b/man2/timerfd_create.2 @@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ to change the behavior of .B TFD_NONBLOCK Set the .BR O_NONBLOCK -file status flag on the new open file description. +file status flag on the open file description (see +.BR open (2)) +referred to by the new file descriptor. Using this flag saves extra calls to .BR fcntl (2) to achieve the same result. |