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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2014-03-18 11:46:48 +0100
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2014-03-18 12:40:56 +0100
commit289f790700b2b01a148b7a7be72d028e0bb4dae0 (patch)
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open.2: Clarify ELOOP error interaction with O_PATH
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/man2/open.2 b/man2/open.2
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--- a/man2/open.2
+++ b/man2/open.2
@@ -851,10 +851,16 @@ functionality.
.TP
.B ELOOP
Too many symbolic links were encountered in resolving
-.IR pathname ,
-or \fBO_NOFOLLOW\fP was specified but
+.IR pathname .
+.TP
+.B ELOOP
.I pathname
-was a symbolic link.
+was a symbolic link, and
+.I flags
+specified
+.BR O_NOFOLLOW
+but not
+.BR O_PATH .
.TP
.B EMFILE
The process already has the maximum number of files open.