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| -rw-r--r-- | man2/stat.2 | 5 |
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diff --git a/man2/stat.2 b/man2/stat.2 index e79ac14c84..30212ba1da 100644 --- a/man2/stat.2 +++ b/man2/stat.2 @@ -440,12 +440,11 @@ and .IR sys_stat64() (new in kernel 2.4; slot .IR __NR_stat64 ). -The last of these is the most current, -but the other interfaces must be maintained for the benefit of old binaries. The glibc .BR stat () wrapper function hides these details from applications, -invoking the most recent version of the system call provided by the kernel. +invoking the most recent version of the system call provided by the kernel, +and repacking the returned information if required for old binaries. Similar remarks apply for .BR fstat (2) and |