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diff --git a/man2/splice.2 b/man2/splice.2 index 38d8f703b1..dd78e8cd4c 100644 --- a/man2/splice.2 +++ b/man2/splice.2 @@ -176,13 +176,21 @@ Either or .I off_out was not NULL, but the corresponding file descriptor refers to a pipe. -.SH VERSIONS -The -.BR splice () -system call first appeared in Linux 2.6.17; -library support was added in glibc 2.5. .SH STANDARDS -This system call is Linux-specific. +Linux. +.SH HISTORY +Linux 2.6.17, +glibc 2.5. +.PP +In Linux 2.6.30 and earlier, +exactly one of +.I fd_in +and +.I fd_out +was required to be a pipe. +Since Linux 2.6.31, +.\" commit 7c77f0b3f9208c339a4b40737bb2cb0f0319bb8d +both arguments may refer to pipes. .SH NOTES The three system calls .BR splice (), @@ -234,16 +242,6 @@ only pointers are copied, not the pages of the buffer. .\" the data and choose to forward it to two or more different .\" users - for things like logging etc.). .\" -.PP -In Linux 2.6.30 and earlier, -exactly one of -.I fd_in -and -.I fd_out -was required to be a pipe. -Since Linux 2.6.31, -.\" commit 7c77f0b3f9208c339a4b40737bb2cb0f0319bb8d -both arguments may refer to pipes. .SH EXAMPLES See .BR tee (2). |