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Diffstat (limited to 'man2/execve.2')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/man2/execve.2 b/man2/execve.2 index 214ea2426f..1776314da7 100644 --- a/man2/execve.2 +++ b/man2/execve.2 @@ -40,17 +40,17 @@ execve \- execute program .SH SYNOPSIS .B #include <unistd.h> .PP -.BI "int execve(const char *" filename ", char *const " argv "[], " +.BI "int execve(const char *" pathname ", char *const " argv "[], " .br .BI " char *const " envp []); .SH DESCRIPTION .BR execve () -executes the program referred to by \fIfilename\fP. +executes the program referred to by \fIpathname\fP. This causes the program that is currently being run by the calling process to be replaced with a new program, with newly initialized stack, heap, and (initialized and uninitialized) data segments. .PP -\fIfilename\fP must be either a binary executable, or a script +\fIpathname\fP must be either a binary executable, or a script starting with a line of the form: .PP .in +4n @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ after a successful .BR execve (). .PP If the set-user-ID bit is set on the program file referred to by -\fIfilename\fP, +\fIpathname\fP, then the effective user ID of the calling process is changed to that of the owner of the program file. Similarly, when the set-group-ID @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ The .I interpreter must be a valid pathname for an executable file. If the -.I filename +.I pathname argument of .BR execve () specifies an interpreter script, then @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ will be invoked with the following arguments: .PP .in +4n .EX -\fIinterpreter\fP [optional-arg] \fIfilename\fP arg... +\fIinterpreter\fP [optional-arg] \fIpathname\fP arg... .EE .in .PP @@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ is too large. .TP .B EACCES Search permission is denied on a component of the path prefix of -.I filename +.I pathname or the name of a script interpreter. (See also .BR path_resolution (7).) @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ resource limit (see For a more detailed explanation of this error, see NOTES. .TP .B EFAULT -.I filename +.I pathname or one of the pointers in the vectors .I argv or @@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ An ELF interpreter was not in a recognized format. .TP .B ELOOP Too many symbolic links were encountered in resolving -.I filename +.I pathname or the name of a script or ELF interpreter. .TP .B ELOOP @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ the error produced for this case was The per-process limit on the number of open file descriptors has been reached. .TP .B ENAMETOOLONG -.I filename +.I pathname is too long. .TP .B ENFILE @@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ The system-wide limit on the total number of open files has been reached. .TP .B ENOENT The file -.I filename +.I pathname or a script or ELF interpreter does not exist, or a shared library .\" FIXME but see http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12241 needed for the file or interpreter cannot be found. @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ Insufficient kernel memory was available. .TP .B ENOTDIR A component of the path prefix of -.I filename +.I pathname or a script or ELF interpreter is not a directory. .TP .B EPERM |