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Update VERSIONS to show glibc availability. Reported-by: Helge Kreutzmann Signed-off-by: Simon Essien --- man/man3/getpt.3 | 18 ++++++------------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/man3/getpt.3 b/man/man3/getpt.3 index 49e024856..de39f87fa 100644 --- a/man/man3/getpt.3 +++ b/man/man3/getpt.3 @@ -58,17 +58,11 @@ T{ T} Thread safety MT-Safe .TE .SH VERSIONS -Use -.BR posix_openpt (3) -instead. +Available since glibc 2.1. .SH STANDARDS GNU. -.SH HISTORY -glibc 2.1. -.SH SEE ALSO -.BR grantpt (3), -.BR posix_openpt (3), -.BR ptsname (3), -.BR unlockpt (3), -.BR ptmx (4), -.BR pty (7) +.SH NOTES +.BR getpt () +is a glibc-specific extension; use +.BR posix_openpt (3) +instead in new programs. -- 2.51.0