Issue in man page open.2

Issue in man page open.2

[Helge Kreutzmann]

Without further ado, the following was found:

Issue:    Linux. → is Linux specific.

"B<openat2>(2)  Linux."

Re: Issue in man page open.2

[Alejandro Colomar]

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Hi Helge,

On Wed, Nov 01, 2023 at 02:02:11PM +0000, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> Without further ado, the following was found:
> 
> Issue:    Linux. → is Linux specific.
> 
> "B<openat2>(2)  Linux."

Just 'Linux' is simpler, I think.

Cheers,
Alex

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Re: Issue in man page open.2

[Helge Kreutzmann]

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Hello Alejandro,
Am Wed, Nov 01, 2023 at 04:48:40PM +0100 schrieb Alejandro Colomar:
> On Wed, Nov 01, 2023 at 02:02:11PM +0000, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> > Without further ado, the following was found:
> > 
> > Issue:    Linux. → is Linux specific.
> > 
> > "B<openat2>(2)  Linux."
> 
> Just 'Linux' is simpler, I think.

It just sound strange to me; however, I'm not a native speaker.

Greetings

          Helge
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Issue in man page open.2

[Helge Kreutzmann]

Without further ado, the following was found:

Issue:    the open → B<open>()

"If I<path> is not a directory, cause the open to fail.  This flag was added "
"in Linux 2.1.126, to avoid denial-of-service problems if B<opendir>(3)  is "
"called on a FIFO or tape device."

Issue in man page open.2

[Helge Kreutzmann]

Without further ado, the following was found:

Issue:    What does like B<open>() refer to? This is the man page for open().

"If the pathname given in I<path> is relative and I<dirfd> is the special "
"value B<AT_FDCWD>, then I<path> is interpreted relative to the current "
"working directory of the calling process (like B<open>())."

Re: Issue in man page open.2

[Alejandro Colomar]

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On Sun, Aug 24, 2025 at 02:48:46PM +0000, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> Without further ado, the following was found:
> 
> Issue:    the open → B<open>()

Agree; fixed; thanks!


Cheers,
Alex

> 
> "If I<path> is not a directory, cause the open to fail.  This flag was added "
> "in Linux 2.1.126, to avoid denial-of-service problems if B<opendir>(3)  is "
> "called on a FIFO or tape device."

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Re: Issue in man page open.2

[Alejandro Colomar]

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On Sun, Aug 24, 2025 at 02:48:46PM +0000, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> Without further ado, the following was found:
> 
> Issue:    What does like B<open>() refer to? This is the man page for open().

Like in other cases, this is because that text is in the description of
an *at() function.


Cheers,
Alex

> 
> "If the pathname given in I<path> is relative and I<dirfd> is the special "
> "value B<AT_FDCWD>, then I<path> is interpreted relative to the current "
> "working directory of the calling process (like B<open>())."
> 

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