From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
To: Roger Olsson <master_pumpkin_@hotmail.com>
Cc: "linux-man@vger.kernel.org" <linux-man@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Copy-paste error in sysexits.h.3head
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:44:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <asu8zPOpYc6UK3_I@debian> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <GVZP280MB1343F3F7699675A1220DF744A7892@GVZP280MB1343.SWEP280.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
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Hi Roger,
> Date: 2026-10-02 18:55:58+0000
> From: Roger Olsson <master_pumpkin_@hotmail.com>
>
> Hi,
>
> On line 170 of /man/man3head/sysexits.h.3head, the name of the exit code
> macro should probably be EX_NOPERM instead of EX_OSFILE, which is listed
> twice.
>
> EX_NOPERM (77) is listed correctly in the synopsis section.
Thanks! I've applied a fix.
commit 58f6956b30e53fee2412f317f471f1ad1ea12442
Author: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-10-11 18:43:48 +0200
man/man3head/sysexits.h.3head: tfix
Reported-by: Roger Olsson <master_pumpkin_@hotmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
diff --git a/man/man3head/sysexits.h.3head b/man/man3head/sysexits.h.3head
index f104ad74bff6..fa88e88047a1 100644
--- a/man/man3head/sysexits.h.3head
+++ b/man/man3head/sysexits.h.3head
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION
The remote system returned something that
was "not possible" during a protocol exchange.
.TP
-.B EX_OSFILE
+.B EX_NOPERM
You did not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
This is not intended for file system problems,
which should use
Have a lovely day!
Alex
>
> Regards,
> Roger
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