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| author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2007-12-25 21:28:09 +0000 |
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| committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2007-12-25 21:28:09 +0000 |
| commit | 8382f16db1871bb56a5375f5f1e8cfc98b8de9c8 (patch) | |
| tree | 89c2967379fab71ffdb7b85fbd54b81ed1058be9 | |
| parent | 58783e28ae8c0f07c6790b273dd096db8aaf2f84 (diff) | |
| download | man-pages-8382f16db1871bb56a5375f5f1e8cfc98b8de9c8.tar.gz | |
grfix
98 files changed, 109 insertions, 109 deletions
diff --git a/man2/_syscall.2 b/man2/_syscall.2 index 0f4b2dd76e..ea31baef5d 100644 --- a/man2/_syscall.2 +++ b/man2/_syscall.2 @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ you call the system call by \fIname\fP. .SH FILES .I /usr/include/linux/unistd.h .SH "CONFORMING TO" -The use of these macros is Linux specific, and deprecated. +The use of these macros is Linux-specific, and deprecated. .SH NOTES Starting around kernel 2.6.18, the _syscall macros were removed from header files supplied to user space. diff --git a/man2/adjtimex.2 b/man2/adjtimex.2 index 7915d24a7e..151933c5fd 100644 --- a/man2/adjtimex.2 +++ b/man2/adjtimex.2 @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Under Linux the capability is required. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR adjtimex () -is Linux specific and should not be used in programs +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. See .BR adjtime (3) diff --git a/man2/bdflush.2 b/man2/bdflush.2 index f633057068..29e2dbcdb8 100644 --- a/man2/bdflush.2 +++ b/man2/bdflush.2 @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Caller does not have the capability. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR bdflush () -is Linux specific and should not be used in programs +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR fsync (2), diff --git a/man2/capget.2 b/man2/capget.2 index d3435db071..e97ea22220 100644 --- a/man2/capget.2 +++ b/man2/capget.2 @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ instead of 0.) .B ESRCH No such thread. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -These system calls are Linux specific. +These system calls are Linux-specific. .SH NOTES The portable interface to the capability querying and setting functions is provided by the diff --git a/man2/clone.2 b/man2/clone.2 index 0e628d30ac..6d175a727f 100644 --- a/man2/clone.2 +++ b/man2/clone.2 @@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ The .BR clone () and .B sys_clone -calls are Linux specific and should not be used in programs +calls are Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .SH NOTES In the kernel 2.4.x series, diff --git a/man2/create_module.2 b/man2/create_module.2 index 4d5660f468..0e0a51d99a 100644 --- a/man2/create_module.2 +++ b/man2/create_module.2 @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ it was removed in Linux 2.6. .\" Removed in Linux 2.5.48 .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR create_module () -is Linux specific. +is Linux-specific. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR init_module (2), .BR delete_module (2), diff --git a/man2/delete_module.2 b/man2/delete_module.2 index 1380d5b90b..90c9d7e9a3 100644 --- a/man2/delete_module.2 +++ b/man2/delete_module.2 @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The caller was not privileged capability). .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR delete_module () -is Linux specific. +is Linux-specific. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR create_module (2), .BR init_module (2), diff --git a/man2/dup.2 b/man2/dup.2 index 70f106fb15..21955de42b 100644 --- a/man2/dup.2 +++ b/man2/dup.2 @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ descriptors open and tried to open a new one. SVr4, 4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001. .\" SVr4 documents additional .\" EINTR and ENOLINK error conditions. POSIX.1 adds EINTR. -.\" The EBUSY return is Linux specific. +.\" The EBUSY return is Linux-specific. .SH NOTES The error returned by .BR dup2 () diff --git a/man2/epoll_create.2 b/man2/epoll_create.2 index 8896ded687..2451dba96d 100644 --- a/man2/epoll_create.2 +++ b/man2/epoll_create.2 @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The system limit on the total number of open files has been reached. There was insufficient memory to create the kernel object. .SH CONFORMING TO .BR epoll_create () -is Linux specific, and was introduced in kernel 2.5.44. +is Linux-specific, and was introduced in kernel 2.5.44. .\" The interface should be finalized by Linux kernel 2.5.66. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR close (2), diff --git a/man2/epoll_ctl.2 b/man2/epoll_ctl.2 index 215e3ca228..710c95d6b6 100644 --- a/man2/epoll_ctl.2 +++ b/man2/epoll_ctl.2 @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ does not support .BR epoll . .SH CONFORMING TO .BR epoll_ctl () -is Linux specific, and was introduced in kernel 2.5.44. +is Linux-specific, and was introduced in kernel 2.5.44. .\" The interface should be finalized by Linux kernel 2.5.66. .SH BUGS In kernel versions before 2.6.9, the diff --git a/man2/epoll_wait.2 b/man2/epoll_wait.2 index 98a8e0ec0e..73941ab4d3 100644 --- a/man2/epoll_wait.2 +++ b/man2/epoll_wait.2 @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Glibc support for is provided starting with version 2.6. .SH CONFORMING TO .BR epoll_wait () -is Linux specific, and was introduced in kernel 2.5.44. +is Linux-specific, and was introduced in kernel 2.5.44. .\" The interface should be finalized by Linux kernel 2.5.66. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR epoll_create (2), diff --git a/man2/exit_group.2 b/man2/exit_group.2 index 86d68daea8..b92471e750 100644 --- a/man2/exit_group.2 +++ b/man2/exit_group.2 @@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ This system call does not return. .SH VERSIONS This call is present since Linux 2.5.35. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This call is Linux specific. +This call is Linux-specific. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR exit (2) diff --git a/man2/fallocate.2 b/man2/fallocate.2 index e3c1f4b138..99cee6dce7 100644 --- a/man2/fallocate.2 +++ b/man2/fallocate.2 @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ is not supported by the file system containing the file referred to by is available on Linux since kernel 2.6.23. .SH CONFORMING TO .BR fallocate () -is Linux specific. +is Linux-specific. .SH SEE ALSO .BR ftruncate (2), .BR posix_fallocate (3), diff --git a/man2/fcntl.2 b/man2/fcntl.2 index e2e3bdef51..2f543266c5 100644 --- a/man2/fcntl.2 +++ b/man2/fcntl.2 @@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ is specific to BSD and Linux. .B F_GETSIG and .B F_SETSIG -are Linux specific. +are Linux-specific. POSIX has asynchronous I/O and the .I aio_sigevent structure to achieve similar things; these are also available @@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ are specified in POSIX.1-2001. .BR F_GETLEASE , and .B F_SETLEASE -are Linux specific. +are Linux-specific. (Define the .B _GNU_SOURCE macro to obtain these definitions.) diff --git a/man2/futex.2 b/man2/futex.2 index 969b8df1e6..c5f66ef79a 100644 --- a/man2/futex.2 +++ b/man2/futex.2 @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ was added. In Linux 2.6.7 a sixth parameter was added \(em messy, especially on the s390 architecture. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH "NOTES" .PP To reiterate, bare futexes are not intended as an easy to use abstraction diff --git a/man2/get_kernel_syms.2 b/man2/get_kernel_syms.2 index d3ed053b33..f520c1d6db 100644 --- a/man2/get_kernel_syms.2 +++ b/man2/get_kernel_syms.2 @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ it was removed in Linux 2.6. .\" Removed in Linux 2.5.48 .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR get_kernel_syms () -is Linux specific. +is Linux-specific. .SH BUGS There is no way to indicate the size of the buffer allocated for .IR table . diff --git a/man2/get_mempolicy.2 b/man2/get_mempolicy.2 index 93923b1259..62eea3ec04 100644 --- a/man2/get_mempolicy.2 +++ b/man2/get_mempolicy.2 @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ and the current process policy is not .B EINVAL cases.) .SH CONFORMING TO -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH NOTES If the mode of the process policy or the policy governing allocations at the specified address is diff --git a/man2/get_thread_area.2 b/man2/get_thread_area.2 index 4ec052a958..5b4e3cba86 100644 --- a/man2/get_thread_area.2 +++ b/man2/get_thread_area.2 @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ A version of first appeared in Linux 2.5.32. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR get_thread_area () -is Linux specific and should not be used in programs +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs that are intended to be portable. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR modify_ldt (2), diff --git a/man2/getrlimit.2 b/man2/getrlimit.2 index 84c79d5690..b4d64b00a0 100644 --- a/man2/getrlimit.2 +++ b/man2/getrlimit.2 @@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ it is nevertheless present on most implementations. .BR RLIMIT_RTPRIO , and .B RLIMIT_SIGPENDING -are Linux specific. +are Linux-specific. .SH NOTES A child process created via .BR fork (2) diff --git a/man2/gettid.2 b/man2/gettid.2 index 802c4614a2..855982f926 100644 --- a/man2/gettid.2 +++ b/man2/gettid.2 @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ On success, returns the thread ID of the current process. This call is always successful. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR gettid () -is Linux specific and should not be used in programs that +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs that are intended to be portable. .SH NOTES Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using diff --git a/man2/getxattr.2 b/man2/getxattr.2 index 8507e2d8ee..24df8eef25 100644 --- a/man2/getxattr.2 +++ b/man2/getxattr.2 @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ system call are also applicable here. These system calls have been available on Linux since kernel 2.4; glibc support is provided since version 2.3. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -These system calls are Linux specific. +These system calls are Linux-specific. .\" .SH AUTHORS .\" Andreas Gruenbacher, .\" .RI < a.gruenbacher@computer.org > diff --git a/man2/idle.2 b/man2/idle.2 index 135fa78184..6cfe3e1fa6 100644 --- a/man2/idle.2 +++ b/man2/idle.2 @@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ Always, for a user process. .SH VERSIONS Since 2.3.13 this system call does not exist anymore. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This function is Linux specific, and should not be used in programs +This function is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. diff --git a/man2/init_module.2 b/man2/init_module.2 index c7a0838abc..d324b51f1c 100644 --- a/man2/init_module.2 +++ b/man2/init_module.2 @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ The caller was not privileged capability). .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR init_module () -is Linux specific. +is Linux-specific. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR create_module (2), .BR delete_module (2), diff --git a/man2/inotify_add_watch.2 b/man2/inotify_add_watch.2 index ee7d2f47d4..f5cf514a60 100644 --- a/man2/inotify_add_watch.2 +++ b/man2/inotify_add_watch.2 @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ kernel failed to allocate a needed resource. .SH VERSIONS Inotify was merged into the 2.6.13 Linux kernel. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR inotify_init (2), .BR inotify_rm_watch (2), diff --git a/man2/inotify_init.2 b/man2/inotify_init.2 index 447caf51bd..8d8b0ed95e 100644 --- a/man2/inotify_init.2 +++ b/man2/inotify_init.2 @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Insufficient kernel memory is available. .SH VERSIONS Inotify was merged into the 2.6.13 Linux kernel. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR inotify_add_watch (2), .BR inotify_rm_watch (2), diff --git a/man2/inotify_rm_watch.2 b/man2/inotify_rm_watch.2 index 0fcda88382..5a62fa5cac 100644 --- a/man2/inotify_rm_watch.2 +++ b/man2/inotify_rm_watch.2 @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ is not an inotify file descriptor. .SH VERSIONS Inotify was merged into the 2.6.13 Linux kernel. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR inotify_init (2), .BR inotify_add_watch (2), diff --git a/man2/io_cancel.2 b/man2/io_cancel.2 index e16642e3f5..69bf8f6ec0 100644 --- a/man2/io_cancel.2 +++ b/man2/io_cancel.2 @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ The asynchronous I/O system calls first appeared in Linux 2.5, August 2002. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .PP .BR io_cancel () -is Linux specific and should not be used +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs that are intended to be portable. .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP diff --git a/man2/io_destroy.2 b/man2/io_destroy.2 index d2c4381894..6c509316df 100644 --- a/man2/io_destroy.2 +++ b/man2/io_destroy.2 @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The asynchronous I/O system calls first appeared in Linux 2.5, August 2002. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .PP .BR io_destroy () -is Linux specific and should not be used in programs +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs that are intended to be portable. .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP diff --git a/man2/io_getevents.2 b/man2/io_getevents.2 index b6201dfb75..183038275e 100644 --- a/man2/io_getevents.2 +++ b/man2/io_getevents.2 @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ The asynchronous I/O system calls first appeared in Linux 2.5, August 2002. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .PP .BR io_getevents () -is Linux specific and should not be used in +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs that are intended to be portable. .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP diff --git a/man2/io_setup.2 b/man2/io_setup.2 index cfe006a7c7..cd3e925840 100644 --- a/man2/io_setup.2 +++ b/man2/io_setup.2 @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ The asynchronous I/O system calls first appeared in Linux 2.5, August 2002. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .PP .BR io_setup () -is Linux specific and should not be used in programs +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs that are intended to be portable. .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP diff --git a/man2/io_submit.2 b/man2/io_submit.2 index 4be2b3fdf7..cc2bfa8411 100644 --- a/man2/io_submit.2 +++ b/man2/io_submit.2 @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ The asynchronous I/O system calls first appeared in Linux 2.5, August 2002. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .PP .BR io_submit () -is Linux specific and should not be used in +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs that are intended to be portable. .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP diff --git a/man2/ioperm.2 b/man2/ioperm.2 index 6492cfbfc4..479363f4c9 100644 --- a/man2/ioperm.2 +++ b/man2/ioperm.2 @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Out of memory. The calling process has insufficient privilege. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR ioperm () -is Linux specific and should not be used in programs +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .SH NOTES Libc5 treats it as a system call and has a prototype in diff --git a/man2/iopl.2 b/man2/iopl.2 index e105265128..571d73a54e 100644 --- a/man2/iopl.2 +++ b/man2/iopl.2 @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ the capability is required. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR iopl () -is Linux specific and should not be used in processes +is Linux-specific and should not be used in processes intended to be portable. .SH NOTES Libc5 treats it as a system call and has a prototype in diff --git a/man2/ioprio_set.2 b/man2/ioprio_set.2 index 99f1cd81cb..9e23242236 100644 --- a/man2/ioprio_set.2 +++ b/man2/ioprio_set.2 @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ and These system calls have been available on Linux since kernel 2.6.13. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -These system calls are Linux specific. +These system calls are Linux-specific. .SH NOTES Glibc does not provide wrapper for these system calls; call them using .BR syscall (2). diff --git a/man2/ipc.2 b/man2/ipc.2 index fc8228e0a5..91feaf67d4 100644 --- a/man2/ipc.2 +++ b/man2/ipc.2 @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Only standard library implementors and kernel hackers need to know about .BR ipc (). .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR ipc () -is Linux specific, and should not be used in programs +is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .SH NOTES On a few architectures, for example ia64, there is no diff --git a/man2/listxattr.2 b/man2/listxattr.2 index cace614c0b..3983feb98c 100644 --- a/man2/listxattr.2 +++ b/man2/listxattr.2 @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ system call are also applicable here. These system calls have been available on Linux since kernel 2.4; glibc support is provided since version 2.3. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -These system calls are Linux specific. +These system calls are Linux-specific. .\" .SH AUTHORS .\" Andreas Gruenbacher, .\" .RI < a.gruenbacher@computer.org > diff --git a/man2/llseek.2 b/man2/llseek.2 index 5603b0bbd2..8f3d7e8440 100644 --- a/man2/llseek.2 +++ b/man2/llseek.2 @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Problem with copying results to user space. .I whence is invalid. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This function is Linux specific, and should not be used in programs +This function is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .SH NOTES Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using diff --git a/man2/lookup_dcookie.2 b/man2/lookup_dcookie.2 index 69b31e7f9d..95152466d5 100644 --- a/man2/lookup_dcookie.2 +++ b/man2/lookup_dcookie.2 @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ The error return was added in 2.5.70. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR lookup_dcookie () -is Linux specific. +is Linux-specific. .SH "NOTES" .BR lookup_dcookie () is a special-purpose system call, currently used only by the oprofile profiler. diff --git a/man2/madvise.2 b/man2/madvise.2 index 06d3a57c40..69819d898e 100644 --- a/man2/madvise.2 +++ b/man2/madvise.2 @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ for file access. .BR MADV_DONTFORK , and .B MADV_DOFORK -are Linux specific. +are Linux-specific. .SH NOTES .SS "Linux Notes" .LP diff --git a/man2/mbind.2 b/man2/mbind.2 index 0904d6f0db..ce5b3d495b 100644 --- a/man2/mbind.2 +++ b/man2/mbind.2 @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ flag and the caller does not have the privilege. .\" --------------------------------------------------------------- .SH CONFORMING TO -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH NOTES NUMA policy is not supported on a memory mapped file range that was mapped with the diff --git a/man2/mmap2.2 b/man2/mmap2.2 index 33e06659fc..cd5263d645 100644 --- a/man2/mmap2.2 +++ b/man2/mmap2.2 @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ can return any of the same errors as .BR mmap2 () is available since Linux 2.3.31. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH NOTES Nowadays, the glibc .BR mmap () diff --git a/man2/modify_ldt.2 b/man2/modify_ldt.2 index a85b0f80a9..aa19b1924f 100644 --- a/man2/modify_ldt.2 +++ b/man2/modify_ldt.2 @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ is 1 and the new ldt entry has invalid values. .I func is neither 0 nor 1. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This call is Linux specific and should not be used in programs intended +This call is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .SH NOTES Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using diff --git a/man2/mount.2 b/man2/mount.2 index c64c7f4f60..e309256352 100644 --- a/man2/mount.2 +++ b/man2/mount.2 @@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ is out of range. .B EPERM The caller does not have the required privileges. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -These functions are Linux specific and should not be used in +These functions are Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .SH NOTES .SS Linux Notes diff --git a/man2/mremap.2 b/man2/mremap.2 index 9f40ed20cd..aed3646b8f 100644 --- a/man2/mremap.2 +++ b/man2/mremap.2 @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ The memory area cannot be expanded at the current virtual address, and the flag is not set in \fIflags\fP. Or, there is not enough (virtual) memory available. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This call is Linux specific, and should not be used in programs +This call is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .\" 4.2BSD had a (never actually implemented) .\" .BR mremap (2) diff --git a/man2/msgctl.2 b/man2/msgctl.2 index f6afffbfbe..ba35a3512e 100644 --- a/man2/msgctl.2 +++ b/man2/msgctl.2 @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ The calling process must have appropriate privileges or its effective user ID must be either that of the creator or owner of the message queue. .TP -.BR IPC_INFO " (Linux specific)" +.BR IPC_INFO " (Linux-specific)" Returns information about system-wide message queue limits and parameters in the structure pointed to by .IR buf . @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ files of the same name; see .BR proc (5) for details. .TP -.BR MSG_INFO " (Linux specific)" +.BR MSG_INFO " (Linux-specific)" Returns a .I msginfo structure containing the same information as for @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ on the system; and the field returns the total number of bytes in all messages in all queues on the system. .TP -.BR MSG_STAT " (Linux specific)" +.BR MSG_STAT " (Linux-specific)" Returns a .I msqid_ds structure as for diff --git a/man2/nfsservctl.2 b/man2/nfsservctl.2 index e32304a9a9..0a00879ddd 100644 --- a/man2/nfsservctl.2 +++ b/man2/nfsservctl.2 @@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ On error, \-1 is returned, and .I errno is set appropriately. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This call is Linux specific. +This call is Linux-specific. diff --git a/man2/open.2 b/man2/open.2 index 55b7bf4e96..f79d4e9038 100644 --- a/man2/open.2 +++ b/man2/open.2 @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ If \fIpathname\fP is not a directory, cause the open to fail. .\" http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=112748702800001&r=1&w=2 .\" [PATCH] open: O_DIRECTORY and O_CREAT together should fail .\" O_DIRECTORY | O_CREAT causes O_DIRECTORY to be ignored. -This flag is Linux specific, and was added in kernel version 2.1.126, to +This flag is Linux-specific, and was added in kernel version 2.1.126, to avoid denial-of-service problems if .BR opendir (3) is called on a @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ The .BR O_NOATIME , and .B O_NOFOLLOW -flags are Linux specific. +flags are Linux-specific. One may have to define the .B _GNU_SOURCE macro to get their definitions. diff --git a/man2/pciconfig_read.2 b/man2/pciconfig_read.2 index ee0f31e902..51fe17089e 100644 --- a/man2/pciconfig_read.2 +++ b/man2/pciconfig_read.2 @@ -112,6 +112,6 @@ User does not have the \fBCAP_SYS_ADMIN\fP capability. This does not apply to .BR pciconfig_iobase (). .SH "CONFORMING TO" -These calls are Linux specific, available since Linux 2.0.26/2.1.11. +These calls are Linux-specific, available since Linux 2.0.26/2.1.11. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR capabilities (7) diff --git a/man2/personality.2 b/man2/personality.2 index 38a3cddf71..457eee3211 100644 --- a/man2/personality.2 +++ b/man2/personality.2 @@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ is set appropriately. The kernel was unable to change the personality. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR personality () -is Linux specific and should not be used in programs intended to +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. diff --git a/man2/pivot_root.2 b/man2/pivot_root.2 index 4d60121be4..9604f83c94 100644 --- a/man2/pivot_root.2 +++ b/man2/pivot_root.2 @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ capability. was introduced in Linux 2.3.41. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR pivot_root () -is Linux specific and hence is not portable. +is Linux-specific and hence is not portable. .SH NOTES Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using .BR syscall (2). diff --git a/man2/poll.2 b/man2/poll.2 index a3c30aa105..cc4a517710 100644 --- a/man2/poll.2 +++ b/man2/poll.2 @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ library call was added in glibc 2.4. .BR poll () conforms to POSIX.1-2001. .BR ppoll () -is Linux specific. +is Linux-specific. .\" NetBSD 3.0 has a pollts() which is like Linux ppoll(). .SH NOTES Some implementations define the non-standard constant diff --git a/man2/prctl.2 b/man2/prctl.2 index 44991adc63..734ea734d6 100644 --- a/man2/prctl.2 +++ b/man2/prctl.2 @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ The system call was introduced in Linux 2.1.57. .\" The library interface was added in glibc 2.0.6 .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This call is Linux specific. +This call is Linux-specific. IRIX has a .BR prctl () system call (also introduced in Linux 2.1.44 diff --git a/man2/query_module.2 b/man2/query_module.2 index 435e67699a..9d8188d6d3 100644 --- a/man2/query_module.2 +++ b/man2/query_module.2 @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ is set to the minimum size needed. is not supported in this version of the kernel. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR query_module () -is Linux specific. +is Linux-specific. .SH NOTES This system call is only present on Linux up until kernel 2.4; it was removed in Linux 2.6. diff --git a/man2/readahead.2 b/man2/readahead.2 index 8d00d799a7..bf129042fd 100644 --- a/man2/readahead.2 +++ b/man2/readahead.2 @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ glibc support has been provided since version 2.3. .SH "CONFORMING TO" The .BR readahead () -system call is Linux specific, and its use should be avoided +system call is Linux-specific, and its use should be avoided in portable applications. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR lseek (2), diff --git a/man2/readdir.2 b/man2/readdir.2 index 3827755bc6..c67a76e749 100644 --- a/man2/readdir.2 +++ b/man2/readdir.2 @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ No such directory. .B ENOTDIR File descriptor does not refer to a directory. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH NOTES Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using .BR syscall (2). diff --git a/man2/reboot.2 b/man2/reboot.2 index 458f59deaf..d51a12c6d0 100644 --- a/man2/reboot.2 +++ b/man2/reboot.2 @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ the capability is required. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR reboot () -is Linux specific, +is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR sync (2), diff --git a/man2/remap_file_pages.2 b/man2/remap_file_pages.2 index f29112010b..4b62224028 100644 --- a/man2/remap_file_pages.2 +++ b/man2/remap_file_pages.2 @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ glibc support was added in version 2.3.3. .SH "CONFORMING TO" The .BR remap_file_pages () -system call is Linux specific. +system call is Linux-specific. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR getpagesize (2), .BR mmap (2), diff --git a/man2/removexattr.2 b/man2/removexattr.2 index 20888db522..9dc590ec8e 100644 --- a/man2/removexattr.2 +++ b/man2/removexattr.2 @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ system call are also applicable here. These system calls have been available on Linux since kernel 2.4; glibc support is provided since version 2.3. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -These system calls are Linux specific. +These system calls are Linux-specific. .\" .SH AUTHORS .\" Andreas Gruenbacher, .\" .RI < a.gruenbacher@computer.org > diff --git a/man2/sched_setaffinity.2 b/man2/sched_setaffinity.2 index acf84f371c..5a5d3bd341 100644 --- a/man2/sched_setaffinity.2 +++ b/man2/sched_setaffinity.2 @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ In glibc 2.3.3, the .I cpusetsize argument was removed, but this argument was restored in glibc 2.3.4. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -These system calls are Linux specific. +These system calls are Linux-specific. .SH "NOTES" .BR sched_setscheduler (2) has a description of the Linux scheduling scheme. diff --git a/man2/sched_setscheduler.2 b/man2/sched_setscheduler.2 index 2f0fe81b7a..0626b66da2 100644 --- a/man2/sched_setscheduler.2 +++ b/man2/sched_setscheduler.2 @@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ The calling process does not have appropriate privileges. The process whose ID is \fIpid\fP could not be found. .SH "CONFORMING TO" POSIX.1-2001 (but see BUGS below). -The \fBSCHED_BATCH\fP policy is Linux specific. +The \fBSCHED_BATCH\fP policy is Linux-specific. .SH NOTES POSIX.1 does not detail the permissions that an unprivileged process requires in order to call diff --git a/man2/semctl.2 b/man2/semctl.2 index bef82fd67d..b0d7127326 100644 --- a/man2/semctl.2 +++ b/man2/semctl.2 @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ union semun { struct semid_ds *buf; /* Buffer for IPC_STAT, IPC_SET */ unsigned short *array; /* Array for GETALL, SETALL */ struct seminfo *__buf; /* Buffer for IPC_INFO - (Linux specific) */ + (Linux-specific) */ }; .in .fi @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ The argument .I semnum is ignored. .TP -.BR IPC_INFO " (Linux specific)" +.BR IPC_INFO " (Linux-specific)" Returns information about system-wide semaphore limits and parameters in the structure pointed to by .IR arg.__buf . @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ see .BR proc (5) for details. .TP -.BR SEM_INFO " (Linux specific)" +.BR SEM_INFO " (Linux-specific)" Returns a .I seminfo structure containing the same information as for @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ on the system; and the field returns the total number of semaphores in all semaphore sets on the system. .TP -.BR SEM_STAT " (Linux specific)" +.BR SEM_STAT " (Linux-specific)" Returns a .I semid_ds structure as for diff --git a/man2/set_mempolicy.2 b/man2/set_mempolicy.2 index b580a057d6..5382d3fa38 100644 --- a/man2/set_mempolicy.2 +++ b/man2/set_mempolicy.2 @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ are on-line, or none of the specified nodes contain memory. .B ENOMEM Insufficient kernel memory was available. .SH CONFORMING TO -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH NOTES Process policy is not remembered if the page is swapped out. When such a page is paged back in, it will use the policy of diff --git a/man2/set_thread_area.2 b/man2/set_thread_area.2 index a2ba31b6d8..5001fe8dc6 100644 --- a/man2/set_thread_area.2 +++ b/man2/set_thread_area.2 @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ A version of first appeared in Linux 2.5.29. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR set_thread_area () -is Linux specific and should not be used in programs that are intended +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs that are intended to be portable. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR get_thread_area (2) diff --git a/man2/set_tid_address.2 b/man2/set_tid_address.2 index 69b0099fa3..e6e86ef7bd 100644 --- a/man2/set_tid_address.2 +++ b/man2/set_tid_address.2 @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ always succeeds. This call is present since Linux 2.5.48. Details as given here are valid since Linux 2.5.49. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR clone (2), .BR futex (2) diff --git a/man2/setfsgid.2 b/man2/setfsgid.2 index b2e322f630..595aec7d5d 100644 --- a/man2/setfsgid.2 +++ b/man2/setfsgid.2 @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ On error, the current value of is returned. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR setfsgid () -is Linux specific and should not be used in programs intended +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. It is present since Linux 1.1.44 and in libc since libc 4.7.6. .SH NOTES diff --git a/man2/setfsuid.2 b/man2/setfsuid.2 index 7094778efa..fbcafde52d 100644 --- a/man2/setfsuid.2 +++ b/man2/setfsuid.2 @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ On error, the current value of is returned. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR setfsuid () -is Linux specific and should not be used in programs intended +is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. It is present since Linux 1.1.44 and in libc since libc 4.7.6. .SH NOTES diff --git a/man2/setup.2 b/man2/setup.2 index 1ef6b86df2..9e6a901079 100644 --- a/man2/setup.2 +++ b/man2/setup.2 @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ always returns \-1 for a user process. .B EPERM Always, for a user process. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This function is Linux specific, and should not be used in programs +This function is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable, or indeed in any programs at all. Since Linux 2.1.121, no such function exists anymore. The calling sequence varied: it has had a single parameter diff --git a/man2/setxattr.2 b/man2/setxattr.2 index 06b488b7e7..c4f1f9f1b3 100644 --- a/man2/setxattr.2 +++ b/man2/setxattr.2 @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ system call are also applicable here. These system calls have been available on Linux since kernel 2.4; glibc support is provided since version 2.3. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -These system calls are Linux specific. +These system calls are Linux-specific. .\" .SH AUTHORS .\" Andreas Gruenbacher, .\" .RI < a.gruenbacher@computer.org > diff --git a/man2/sgetmask.2 b/man2/sgetmask.2 index 717251b37d..d4d8efa6b4 100644 --- a/man2/sgetmask.2 +++ b/man2/sgetmask.2 @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ always succeeds, and returns the previous signal mask. .SH ERRORS These system calls always succeed. .SH CONFORMING TO -These system calls are Linux specific. +These system calls are Linux-specific. .SH NOTES Glibc does not provide wrappers for these system calls; use .BR syscall (2). diff --git a/man2/shmctl.2 b/man2/shmctl.2 index 2393997e51..93bcce53d1 100644 --- a/man2/shmctl.2 +++ b/man2/shmctl.2 @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ will be set. The caller \fImust\fP ensure that a segment is eventually destroyed; otherwise its pages that were faulted in will remain in memory or swap. .TP -.BR IPC_INFO " (Linux specific)" +.BR IPC_INFO " (Linux-specific)" Returns information about system-wide shared memory limits and parameters in the structure pointed to by .IR buf . @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ files of the same name; see .BR proc (5) for details. .TP -.BR SHM_INFO " (Linux specific)" +.BR SHM_INFO " (Linux-specific)" Returns a .I shm_info structure whose fields contain information @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ struct shm_info { .in .fi .TP -.BR SHM_STAT " (Linux specific)" +.BR SHM_STAT " (Linux-specific)" Returns a .I shmid_ds structure as for @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ The caller can prevent or allow swapping of a shared memory segment with the following \fIcmd\fP values: .br .TP 12 -.BR SHM_LOCK " (Linux specific)" +.BR SHM_LOCK " (Linux-specific)" Prevent swapping of the shared memory segment. The caller must fault in any pages that are required to be present after locking is enabled. @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ field in the associated data structure retrieved by .B IPC_STAT will be set. .TP -.BR SHM_UNLOCK " (Linux specific)" +.BR SHM_UNLOCK " (Linux-specific)" Unlock the segment, allowing it to be swapped out. .PP In kernels before 2.6.10, only a privileged process diff --git a/man2/splice.2 b/man2/splice.2 index 3cd31c4b81..78c6f7f931 100644 --- a/man2/splice.2 +++ b/man2/splice.2 @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ The .BR splice () system call first appeared in Linux 2.6.17. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH NOTES The three system calls .BR splice (), diff --git a/man2/spu_create.2 b/man2/spu_create.2 index 6e0bddee6a..17075407fb 100644 --- a/man2/spu_create.2 +++ b/man2/spu_create.2 @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ The .BR spu_create () system call was added to Linux in kernel 2.6.16. .SH CONFORMING TO -This call is Linux specific and only implemented on the PowerPC +This call is Linux-specific and only implemented on the PowerPC architecture. Programs using this system call are not portable. .SH NOTES diff --git a/man2/spu_run.2 b/man2/spu_run.2 index 3232c685b2..1b909a7083 100644 --- a/man2/spu_run.2 +++ b/man2/spu_run.2 @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ The .BR spu_run () system call was added to Linux in kernel 2.6.16. .SH CONFORMING TO -This call is Linux specific and only implemented by the PowerPC +This call is Linux-specific and only implemented by the PowerPC architecture. Programs using this system call are not portable. .SH NOTES diff --git a/man2/statfs.2 b/man2/statfs.2 index 0b795d6b19..bb88ccff13 100644 --- a/man2/statfs.2 +++ b/man2/statfs.2 @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ is not a directory. .B EOVERFLOW Some values were too large to be represented in the returned struct. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -Linux specific. +Linux-specific. The Linux .BR statfs () was inspired by the 4.4BSD one diff --git a/man2/swapon.2 b/man2/swapon.2 index 65fe1f79e2..733fa6c563 100644 --- a/man2/swapon.2 +++ b/man2/swapon.2 @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ capability. Alternatively, the maximum number of swap files are already in use; see NOTES below. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -These functions are Linux specific and should not be used in programs +These functions are Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. The second .I swapflags diff --git a/man2/sync_file_range.2 b/man2/sync_file_range.2 index 2129d0df94..ca4c12c854 100644 --- a/man2/sync_file_range.2 +++ b/man2/sync_file_range.2 @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ a directory, or a symbolic link. .BR sync_file_range () appeared on Linux in kernel 2.6.17. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This system call is Linux specific, and should be avoided +This system call is Linux-specific, and should be avoided in portable programs. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR fdatasync (2), diff --git a/man2/sysctl.2 b/man2/sysctl.2 index 118a49a7f0..9cc0a80534 100644 --- a/man2/sysctl.2 +++ b/man2/sysctl.2 @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ was non-zero, or no write permission where .I newval was non-zero. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This call is Linux specific, and should not be used in programs +This call is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. A .BR sysctl () diff --git a/man2/sysinfo.2 b/man2/sysinfo.2 index 8445819272..23d1a56c62 100644 --- a/man2/sysinfo.2 +++ b/man2/sysinfo.2 @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ is set appropriately. .B EFAULT pointer to \fIstruct\ sysinfo\fP is invalid .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This function is Linux specific, and should not be used in programs +This function is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .sp The Linux kernel has a diff --git a/man2/syslog.2 b/man2/syslog.2 index 324ef01d3e..ccff82a9f7 100644 --- a/man2/syslog.2 +++ b/man2/syslog.2 @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ message ring buffer by a process without root permissions. System call was interrupted by a signal; nothing was read. (This can be seen only during a trace.) .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This system call is Linux specific and should not be used in programs +This system call is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .SH NOTES From the very start people noted that it is unfortunate that diff --git a/man2/tee.2 b/man2/tee.2 index 0514b15fbc..323bee5209 100644 --- a/man2/tee.2 +++ b/man2/tee.2 @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ The .BR tee () system call first appeared in Linux 2.6.17. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH NOTES Conceptually, .BR tee () diff --git a/man2/tkill.2 b/man2/tkill.2 index 6c4b2d6115..a8b32b16ae 100644 --- a/man2/tkill.2 +++ b/man2/tkill.2 @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ was added in Linux 2.5.75. .BR tkill () and .BR tgkill () -are Linux specific and should not be used +are Linux-specific and should not be used in programs that are intended to be portable. .SH NOTES Glibc does not provide wrapper for these system calls; call them using diff --git a/man2/unshare.2 b/man2/unshare.2 index 862486f437..53d05bbdd7 100644 --- a/man2/unshare.2 +++ b/man2/unshare.2 @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ system call was added to Linux in kernel 2.6.16. .SH CONFORMING TO The .BR unshare () -system call is Linux specific. +system call is Linux-specific. .SH NOTES Not all of the process attributes that can be shared when a new process is created using diff --git a/man2/uselib.2 b/man2/uselib.2 index 8d9f9c0de2..6d47181825 100644 --- a/man2/uselib.2 +++ b/man2/uselib.2 @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ is not an executable of known type, e.g., does not have the correct magic numbers. .SH "CONFORMING TO" .BR uselib () -is Linux specific, and should not be used in programs +is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .SH NOTES .BR uselib () diff --git a/man2/vhangup.2 b/man2/vhangup.2 index 95bb6f8cb3..07cf04823d 100644 --- a/man2/vhangup.2 +++ b/man2/vhangup.2 @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ the .B CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG capability is required. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This call is Linux specific, and should not be used in programs +This call is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR capabilities (7), diff --git a/man2/vmsplice.2 b/man2/vmsplice.2 index 9a7e146fa6..2c95893d20 100644 --- a/man2/vmsplice.2 +++ b/man2/vmsplice.2 @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ The .BR vmsplice () system call first appeared in Linux 2.6.17. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This system call is Linux specific. +This system call is Linux-specific. .SH NOTES .BR vmsplice () follows the other vectorized read/write type functions when it comes to diff --git a/man2/wait.2 b/man2/wait.2 index a511ad7c26..8d12054c5c 100644 --- a/man2/wait.2 +++ b/man2/wait.2 @@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ However, POSIX prescribes such functionality, and since Linux 2.4 a thread can, and by default will, wait on children of other threads in the same thread group. .LP -The following Linux specific +The following Linux-specific .I options are for use with children created using .BR clone (2); diff --git a/man3/argz_add.3 b/man3/argz_add.3 index d412bb9da7..b4e65146d3 100644 --- a/man3/argz_add.3 +++ b/man3/argz_add.3 @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ argz_next, argz_replace, argz_stringify \- functions to handle an argz list .BI "void argz_stringify(char *" argz ", size_t " len ", int " sep ); .fi .SH DESCRIPTION -These functions are glibc specific. +These functions are glibc-specific. .LP An argz vector is a pointer to a character buffer together with a length. The intended interpretation of the character buffer is an array diff --git a/man3/dl_iterate_phdr.3 b/man3/dl_iterate_phdr.3 index 36977c73a6..1c260e3515 100644 --- a/man3/dl_iterate_phdr.3 +++ b/man3/dl_iterate_phdr.3 @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ has been supported in glibc since version 2.2.4. .SH "CONFORMING TO" The .BR dl_iterate_phdr () -function is Linux specific and should be avoided in portable applications. +function is Linux-specific and should be avoided in portable applications. .SH EXAMPLE The following program displays a list of pathnames of the shared objects it has loaded. diff --git a/man3/envz_add.3 b/man3/envz_add.3 index 7c3126c5b9..5c584e3270 100644 --- a/man3/envz_add.3 +++ b/man3/envz_add.3 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ envz_remove, envz_strip \- environment string support .BI "void envz_strip(char **" envz ", size_t *" envz_len ); .fi .SH DESCRIPTION -These functions are glibc specific. +These functions are glibc-specific. .LP An argz vector is a pointer to a character buffer together with a length, see diff --git a/man3/fexecve.3 b/man3/fexecve.3 index a13f3cd694..fb8a8bd32f 100644 --- a/man3/fexecve.3 +++ b/man3/fexecve.3 @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ file system could not be accessed. .BR fexecve () is implemented since glibc 2.3.2. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -This function is Linux specific. +This function is Linux-specific. .\" As at 2006: It is under consideration for inclusion in a future version of POSIX.1. .SH "SEE ALSO" diff --git a/man3/ftw.3 b/man3/ftw.3 index d3ab68be73..7e894f66f1 100644 --- a/man3/ftw.3 +++ b/man3/ftw.3 @@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ The function .BR nftw () is available since glibc 2.1. -\fBFTW_ACTIONRETVAL\fP is glibc specific. +\fBFTW_ACTIONRETVAL\fP is glibc-specific. .SH EXAMPLE The following program traverses the directory tree under the path named in its first command-line argument, or under the current directory diff --git a/man3/setaliasent.3 b/man3/setaliasent.3 index e2120d2b8e..0b5da31b95 100644 --- a/man3/setaliasent.3 +++ b/man3/setaliasent.3 @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ This can be changed in the .I /etc/nsswitch.conf file. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -These routines are glibc specific. +These routines are glibc-specific. The NeXT has similar routines: .in +4n .nf diff --git a/man4/tty_ioctl.4 b/man4/tty_ioctl.4 index 1a46276557..e9a1d18c77 100644 --- a/man4/tty_ioctl.4 +++ b/man4/tty_ioctl.4 @@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ If is set, the line behaves as if DCD is always asserted. The software carrier flag is usually turned on for local devices, and is off for lines with modems. -.SS "Linux specific" +.SS "Linux-specific" For the .B TIOCLINUX ioctl, see diff --git a/man7/credentials.7 b/man7/credentials.7 index 64932220ca..166e8dd77d 100644 --- a/man7/credentials.7 +++ b/man7/credentials.7 @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ A process can obtain its saved set-user-ID (set-group-ID) using .BR getresuid (2) .RB ( getresgid (2)). .IP * -File system user ID and file system group ID (Linux specific). +File system user ID and file system group ID (Linux-specific). These IDs, in conjunction with the supplementary group IDs described below, are used to determine permissions for accessing files; see .BR path_resolution (7) diff --git a/man7/epoll.7 b/man7/epoll.7 index 55317239e0..f8cee79908 100644 --- a/man7/epoll.7 +++ b/man7/epoll.7 @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ The API was introduced in Linux kernel 2.5.44. Its interface should be finalized in Linux kernel 2.5.66. .SH CONFORMING TO -The epoll API is Linux specific. +The epoll API is Linux-specific. Some other systems provide similar mechanisms, for example, FreeBSD has .IR kqueue , diff --git a/man7/inotify.7 b/man7/inotify.7 index 3b1a14e861..3718845947 100644 --- a/man7/inotify.7 +++ b/man7/inotify.7 @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ and .B IN_ONLYDIR were only added in version 2.5.) .SH "CONFORMING TO" -The inotify API is Linux specific. +The inotify API is Linux-specific. .SH "NOTES" Inotify file descriptors can be monitored using .BR select (2), @@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ and and .B IP_ROUTER_ALERT are new options in Linux 2.2. -They are also all Linux specific and should not be used in +They are also all Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended to be portable. .PP .\" FIXME diff --git a/man7/man-pages.7 b/man7/man-pages.7 index 8977a590af..ff23c7638f 100644 --- a/man7/man-pages.7 +++ b/man7/man-pages.7 @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ but isn't in the current version of POSIX.1.) If the call is not governed by any standards but commonly exists on other systems, note them. -If the call is Linux specific, note this. +If the call is Linux-specific, note this. .TP .B NOTES provides miscellaneous notes. |