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From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Carlos O'Donell <carlos-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [patch 4/7] putgrent.3: wfix
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:45:06 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <54B8A562.5000205@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <54B88300.4000205-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

On 01/16/2015 04:18 AM, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> Harmonize all the manual pages to use "stream" for FILE*
> instead of randomly using "fp" or "stream." Choosing something
> and being consistent helps users scan the man pages quickly
> and understand what they are looking at.

Thanks, Carlos. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael



> Patch against master.
> 
> diff --git a/man3/putgrent.3 b/man3/putgrent.3
> index 0d59c82..5954626 100644
> --- a/man3/putgrent.3
> +++ b/man3/putgrent.3
> @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ putgrent \- write a group database entry to a file
>  .br
>  .B #include <grp.h>
>  .sp
> -.BI "int putgrent(const struct group *" grp ", FILE *" fp );
> +.BI "int putgrent(const struct group *" grp ", FILE *" stream );
>  .SH DESCRIPTION
>  The
>  .BR putgrent ()
> @@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ function is the counterpart for
>  The function writes the content of the provided
>  .IR "struct group"
>  into the
> -file pointed to by
> -.IR fp .
> +.IR stream .
>  The list of group members must be NULL-terminated or NULL-initialized.
>  .sp
>  The
> ---
> 
> Cheers,
> Carlos.
> 


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      parent reply	other threads:[~2015-01-16  5:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-01-16  3:18 [patch 4/7] putgrent.3: wfix Carlos O'Donell
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2015-01-16  5:45   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) [this message]

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