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From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
To: Roger Olsson <master_pumpkin_@hotmail.com>
Cc: "linux-man@vger.kernel.org" <linux-man@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Copy-paste error in sysexits.h.3head
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:44:33 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <asu8zPOpYc6UK3_I@debian> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <GVZP280MB1343F3F7699675A1220DF744A7892@GVZP280MB1343.SWEP280.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

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Hi Roger,

> Date: 2026-10-02 18:55:58+0000
> From: Roger Olsson <master_pumpkin_@hotmail.com>
>
> Hi,
> 
> On line 170 of /man/man3head/sysexits.h.3head, the name of the exit code
> macro should probably be EX_NOPERM instead of EX_OSFILE, which is listed
> twice.
> 
> EX_NOPERM (77) is listed correctly in the synopsis section.

Thanks!  I've applied a fix.

	commit 58f6956b30e53fee2412f317f471f1ad1ea12442
	Author: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
	Date:   2026-10-11 18:43:48 +0200

	    man/man3head/sysexits.h.3head: tfix
	    
	    Reported-by: Roger Olsson <master_pumpkin_@hotmail.com>
	    Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>

	diff --git a/man/man3head/sysexits.h.3head b/man/man3head/sysexits.h.3head
	index f104ad74bff6..fa88e88047a1 100644
	--- a/man/man3head/sysexits.h.3head
	+++ b/man/man3head/sysexits.h.3head
	@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION
	 The remote system returned something that
	 was "not possible" during a protocol exchange.
	 .TP
	-.B EX_OSFILE
	+.B EX_NOPERM
	 You did not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
	 This is not intended for file system problems,
	 which should use


Have a lovely day!
Alex

> 
> Regards,
> Roger

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2026-10-02 18:55 Copy-paste error in sysexits.h.3head Roger Olsson
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