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diff --git a/man3/fopen.3 b/man3/fopen.3 index c615870923..fc3125b3df 100644 --- a/man3/fopen.3 +++ b/man3/fopen.3 @@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ The .I mode string can also include the letter ``b'' either as a last character or as a character between the characters in any of the two-character strings -described above. This is strictly for compatibility with ANSI X3.159-1989 -(``ANSI C'') and has no effect; the ``b'' is ignored on all POSIX +described above. This is strictly for compatibility with C89 +and has no effect; the ``b'' is ignored on all POSIX conforming systems, including Linux. (Other systems may treat text files and binary files differently, and adding the ``b'' may be a good idea if you do I/O to a binary @@ -226,9 +226,10 @@ The .BR fopen () and .BR freopen () -functions conform to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C''). The +functions conform to C89. + The .BR fdopen () -function conforms to IEEE Std1003.1-1988 (``POSIX.1''). +function conforms to POSIX.1-1990. .SH "GLIBC EXTENSIONS" The GNU C library allows the following extensions for the string specified in .IR mode : |