bug in open(2) example

bug in open(2) example

[Walter Harms]

Hi List,

the example for O_TMPFILE is broken:
  linkat(fd, NULL, AT_FDCWD, "/path/for/file", AT_EMPTY_PATH);
                     ^^^^^^
as the linkat(2) page says "Empty String" not NULL.

see:https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/open.2.html

re,
 wh

Re: bug in open(2) example

[Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)]

Hi Walter,

On 2/26/21 6:10 PM, Walter Harms wrote:
> the example for O_TMPFILE is broken:
>    linkat(fd, NULL, AT_FDCWD, "/path/for/file", AT_EMPTY_PATH);
>                       ^^^^^^
> as the linkat(2) page says "Empty String" not NULL.

Thanks!  I'll send a patch to Michael.

Cheers,

Alex

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