[PATCH 1/1] ioctl.2: wfix

[PATCH 1/1] ioctl.2: wfix

[Heinrich Schuchardt]

In most other manpages file descriptors are called fd.

This patches renames attribute d to fd.

cf. fs/ioctl.c:604
SYSCALL_DEFINE3(ioctl, unsigned int, fd, unsigned int, cmd, unsigned long, arg)

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org>
---
 man2/ioctl.2 | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man2/ioctl.2 b/man2/ioctl.2
index 0a1c432..166c0aa 100644
--- a/man2/ioctl.2
+++ b/man2/ioctl.2
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ioctl \- control device
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 .sp
-.BI "int ioctl(int " d ", unsigned long " request ", ...);"
+.BI "int ioctl(int " fd ", unsigned long " request ", ...);"
 .\" POSIX says 'request' is int, but glibc has the above
 .\" See https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42705
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ In particular, many operating characteristics of character special files
 .BR ioctl ()
 requests.
 The argument
-.I d
+.I fd
 must be an open file descriptor.
 .PP
 The second argument is a device-dependent request code.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ is set appropriately.
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP 0.7i
 .B EBADF
-.I d
+.I fd
 is not a valid descriptor.
 .TP
 .B EFAULT
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ or
 is not valid.
 .TP
 .B ENOTTY
-.I d
+.I fd
 is not associated with a character special device.
 .TP
 .B ENOTTY
 The specified request does not apply to the kind of object that the
 descriptor
-.I d
+.I fd
 references.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 No single standard.
-- 
2.1.1

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Re: [PATCH 1/1] ioctl.2: wfix

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

On 11/09/2014 11:52 AM, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> In most other manpages file descriptors are called fd.
> 
> This patches renames attribute d to fd.

Thanks, Heinrich. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael


> cf. fs/ioctl.c:604
> SYSCALL_DEFINE3(ioctl, unsigned int, fd, unsigned int, cmd, unsigned long, arg)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  man2/ioctl.2 | 10 +++++-----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man2/ioctl.2 b/man2/ioctl.2
> index 0a1c432..166c0aa 100644
> --- a/man2/ioctl.2
> +++ b/man2/ioctl.2
> @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ioctl \- control device
>  .SH SYNOPSIS
>  .B #include <sys/ioctl.h>
>  .sp
> -.BI "int ioctl(int " d ", unsigned long " request ", ...);"
> +.BI "int ioctl(int " fd ", unsigned long " request ", ...);"
>  .\" POSIX says 'request' is int, but glibc has the above
>  .\" See https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42705
>  .SH DESCRIPTION
> @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ In particular, many operating characteristics of character special files
>  .BR ioctl ()
>  requests.
>  The argument
> -.I d
> +.I fd
>  must be an open file descriptor.
>  .PP
>  The second argument is a device-dependent request code.
> @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ is set appropriately.
>  .SH ERRORS
>  .TP 0.7i
>  .B EBADF
> -.I d
> +.I fd
>  is not a valid descriptor.
>  .TP
>  .B EFAULT
> @@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ or
>  is not valid.
>  .TP
>  .B ENOTTY
> -.I d
> +.I fd
>  is not associated with a character special device.
>  .TP
>  .B ENOTTY
>  The specified request does not apply to the kind of object that the
>  descriptor
> -.I d
> +.I fd
>  references.
>  .SH CONFORMING TO
>  No single standard.
> 


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