Re: utimensat(2) and faccessat(2): man pages do not mention AT_EMPTY_PATH flag

Renzo Davoli
2024-01-01T15:56:56Z

Hi Alex,
great. thank you.
I wish you have a happy new year to you, too.

renzo

On Mon, Jan 01, 2024 at 12:43:53PM +0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> [CCing again linux-man@]
>
> Dear Renzo,
>
> On Sat, Dec 09, 2023 at 05:37:21PM +0100, Renzo Davoli wrote:
> > Dear Alex,
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 09, 2023 at 01:00:08PM +0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> > > On Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 12:04:07PM +0100, Renzo Davoli wrote:
> > > > utimensat and faccessat support the flag AT_EMPTY_PATH since Linux 5.8 but
> > > > this option is still missing in the man pages.
> > > Thanks for reporting that. Would you mind preparing a patch updating
> > > the page? If you need any help, just ask for it.
> >
> > No problem. It is here attached. Let me know if it's okay.
>
> Normally, you should send a patch with a commit message (as formatted by
> git-format-patch(1)). However, I've written something based on your
> original mail, so you don't need to do it. I also signed it with your
> name.
>
> Patch applied here:
> <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/src/alx/linux/man-pages/man-pages.git/commit/?h=contrib&id=26cdb3ebb2f6bd5a0c947bcf46e35b7c07759632>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Have a lovely year,
> Alex