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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2017-03-16 07:29:59 +0100
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2017-03-17 06:54:32 +0100
commita98e03042adb4cc71293733d2723e472d257799f (patch)
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open.2: Minor wording fix
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
-rw-r--r--man2/open.23
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man2/open.2 b/man2/open.2
index c51414d405..c177b5a49a 100644
--- a/man2/open.2
+++ b/man2/open.2
@@ -1419,8 +1419,7 @@ a directory file descriptor argument
.BR mkfifoat (3),
and
.BR scandirat (3))
-are supported
-for two reasons.
+address two problems with the older interfaces that preceded them.
Here, the explanation is in terms of the
.BR openat ()
call, but the rationale is analogous for the other interfaces.