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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2016-10-21 13:26:15 +0200
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2016-12-27 09:36:15 +0100
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request_key.2: Clarify that search of keyring tree is breadth-first
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ other process will be searched next,
using that other process's user ID, group ID,
supplementary group IDs, and security context to control access.
.P
-The keys in each keyring searched are checked for a match before any child
+The search of the keyring tree is breadth-first:
+the keys in each keyring searched are checked for a match before any child
keyrings are recursed into.
Only keys that are
.B searchable