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 3/7] getspnam.3: wfix
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:59:44 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <54B8A8D0.70404@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <54B882FD.9090009-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/getspnam.3 b/man3/getspnam.3
> index 13d6157..e230b78 100644
> --- a/man3/getspnam.3
> +++ b/man3/getspnam.3
> @@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ lckpwdf, ulckpwdf \- get shadow password file entry
> .sp
> .B void endspent(void);
> .sp
> -.BI "struct spwd *fgetspent(FILE *" fp );
> +.BI "struct spwd *fgetspent(FILE *" stream );
> .sp
> .BI "struct spwd *sgetspent(const char *" s );
> .sp
> -.BI "int putspent(const struct spwd *" p ", FILE *" fp );
> +.BI "int putspent(const struct spwd *" p ", FILE *" stream );
> .sp
> .B int lckpwdf(void);
> .sp
> @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ lckpwdf, ulckpwdf \- get shadow password file entry
> .br
> .BI " char *" buf ", size_t " buflen ", struct spwd **" spbufp );
> .sp
> -.BI "int fgetspent_r(FILE *" fp ", struct spwd *" spbuf ,
> +.BI "int fgetspent_r(FILE *" stream ", struct spwd *" spbuf ,
> .br
> .BI " char *" buf ", size_t " buflen ", struct spwd **" spbufp );
> .sp
> @@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ The
> function writes the contents of the supplied struct
> .I spwd
> .I *p
> -as a text line in the shadow password file format to the stream
> -.IR fp .
> +as a text line in the shadow password file format to the
> +.IR stream .
> String entries with value NULL and numerical entries with value \-1
> are written as an empty string.
> .LP
> ---
>
> Cheers,
> Carlos.
>
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2015-01-16 3:18 [patch 3/7] getspnam.3: wfix Carlos O'Donell
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