Re: [PATCH 1/3] strcpy.3: Rewrite page to document all string-copying functions

[Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>]

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Hi Branden,

On 12/12/22 15:24, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> +.\" ----- RETURN VALUE :: Deprecated ----------------------------------/
> +.SS Deprecated
> +The following functions return
> +the length of the total string that they tried to create
> +(as if truncation didn't occur).
> +.IP \(bu 3
> +.BR strlcpy (3bsd),
> +.BR strlcat (3bsd)
> +.PP
> +The following function returns
> +the length of the destination string, or
> +.B \-E2BIG
> +on truncation.
> +.IP \(bu 3
> +.BR strscpy (9)
> +.PP
> +The following functions return the
> +.I dst
> +pointer,
> +which is useless.
> +.PD 0
> +.IP \(bu 3
> +.BR strcpy (3),
> +.BR strcat (3)
> +.IP \(bu
> +.BR strncpy (3)
> +.IP \(bu
> +.BR strncat (3)
> +.PD

I realized that the above doesn't produce exactly what I wanted.  I wanted this:

        The following functions return the dst pointer, which is useless.

        •  strcpy(3), strcat(3)
        •  strncpy(3)
        •  strncat(3)

But I got this:

        The following functions return the dst pointer, which is useless.
        •  strcpy(3), strcat(3)
        •  strncpy(3)
        •  strncat(3)

I see various possible solutions, but which would you recommend?

I've thought of:

[
[...]
.PP
.PD 0
.IP \(bu 3
[...]
]

or

[
[...]
.IP \(bu 3
.PD 0
[...]
]

I was thinking about your future (I hope) .LS and .LE, and how they would also 
fit in here.

Cheers,

Alex


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