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diff --git a/man3/realpath.3 b/man3/realpath.3 index 1f7b69378c..67a35a2842 100644 --- a/man3/realpath.3 +++ b/man3/realpath.3 @@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ Thus, set-user-ID programs like mount need a private version. .SH HISTORY The .BR realpath () -function first appeared in BSD 4.4, contributed by Jan-Simon Pendry. +function first appeared in 4.4BSD, contributed by Jan-Simon Pendry. In Linux this function appears in libc 4.5.21. .SH "CONFORMING TO" -In BSD 4.4 and Solaris the limit on the pathname length is MAXPATHLEN +In 4.4BSD and Solaris the limit on the pathname length is MAXPATHLEN (found in <sys/param.h>). The SUSv2 prescribes PATH_MAX and NAME_MAX, as found in <limits.h> or provided by the .I pathconf() @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ function. A typical source fragment would be .RE (But see the BUGS section.) .LP -The BSD 4.4, Linux and SUSv2 versions always return an absolute +The 4.4BSD, Linux and SUSv2 versions always return an absolute path name. Solaris may return a relative path name when the .I path argument is relative. |