From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
To: linux-man@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@hallyn.com>,
Mark Harris <mark.hsj@gmail.com>,
"G. Branden Robinson" <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>,
Douglas McIlroy <douglas.mcilroy@dartmouth.edu>,
Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v3 0/4] str*.3, mem*.3: NAME: Explain the names
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2026 01:49:50 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cover.1785023118.git.alx@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e1446fbce9d76cea797cf058f74ab0a63b744205.1782995502.git.alx@kernel.org>
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Hi,
Here's v3 of this patch set. Changes:
- Move change that accidentally was in patch 2/4 into patch 1/4.
- Also add strndup expansion in strdup/strndup(3)
- Clarify what 'fry' means in strfry(3).
- Add Acked-by Serge.
Have a lovely night!
Alex
Alejandro Colomar (4):
man/man3/str*.3: NAME: Explain the names
man/man3/strpbrk.3: BUGS: Clarify the NAME
man/man3/mem*.3: NAME: Explain the names
man/man3/[b]string.3: Rewrite and merge
man/man3/bstring.3 | 81 +-------------
man/man3/memalign.3 | 4 +-
man/man3/memccpy.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/memchr.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/memcmp.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/memcpy.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/memfrob.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/memmem.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/memmove.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/mempcpy.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/memset.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strcasecmp.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strchr.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strcmp.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strcoll.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strcpy.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strdup.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strerror.3 | 5 +-
man/man3/strfmon.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strfromd.3 | 3 +-
man/man3/strfry.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strftime.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/string.3 | 241 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
man/man3/strlen.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strncat.3 | 5 +-
man/man3/strnlen.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strpbrk.3 | 6 +-
man/man3/strptime.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strsep.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strsignal.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strspn.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strtod.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strtoimax.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strtok.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strtol.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strtoul.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strverscmp.3 | 2 +-
man/man3/strxfrm.3 | 2 +-
38 files changed, 179 insertions(+), 228 deletions(-)
Range-diff against v2:
1: b17a1548f3ab ! 1: b3feb733f5fd man/man3/str*.3: NAME: Explain the names
@@ man/man3/strdup.3
.TH strdup 3 (date) "Linux man-pages (unreleased)"
.SH NAME
-strdup, strndup \- duplicate a string
-+strdup, strndup \- string duplicate
++strdup, strndup \- string/nonstring duplicate
.SH LIBRARY
Standard C library
.RI ( libc ,\~ \-lc )
@@ man/man3/strfry.3
.TH strfry 3 (date) "Linux man-pages (unreleased)"
.SH NAME
-strfry \- randomize a string
-+strfry \- string fry
++strfry \- string fry (obfuscate)
.SH LIBRARY
Standard C library
.RI ( libc ,\~ \-lc )
2: a7508ac0f477 ! 2: 7a06ee7f7e76 man/man3/strpbrk.3: BUGS: Clarify the NAME
@@ Metadata
## Commit message ##
man/man3/strpbrk.3: BUGS: Clarify the NAME
- Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@hallyn.com>
Cc: Mark Harris <mark.hsj@gmail.com>
Cc: "G. Branden Robinson" <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
Cc: Douglas McIlroy <douglas.mcilroy@dartmouth.edu>
+ Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <sergeh@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
- ## man/man3/strfry.3 ##
-@@
- .\"
- .TH strfry 3 (date) "Linux man-pages (unreleased)"
- .SH NAME
--strfry \- string fry
-+strfry \- string fry (obfuscate)
- .SH LIBRARY
- Standard C library
- .RI ( libc ,\~ \-lc )
-
## man/man3/strpbrk.3 ##
@@ man/man3/strpbrk.3: .SH STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
3: dcc7a485cbe0 ! 3: 69f0c458bec5 man/man3/mem*.3: NAME: Explain the names
@@ Commit message
Cc: Mark Harris <mark.hsj@gmail.com>
Cc: "G. Branden Robinson" <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
Cc: Douglas McIlroy <douglas.mcilroy@dartmouth.edu>
+ Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <sergeh@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
## man/man3/memalign.3 ##
4: 89d3fbe27c06 = 4: dcd1507df29b man/man3/[b]string.3: Rewrite and merge
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-25 23:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-02 12:33 [PATCH v1 1/2] man/man3/str*.3: NAME: Explain the names Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-02 12:33 ` [PATCH v1 2/2] man/man3/strpbrk.3: BUGS: Clarify the NAME Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-03 5:03 ` [PATCH v1 1/2] man/man3/str*.3: NAME: Explain the names Mark Harris
2026-07-03 11:16 ` Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-08 15:09 ` [PATCH v2 0/4] str*.3, mem*.3: " Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-08 15:09 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] man/man3/str*.3: " Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-24 18:52 ` sergeh
2026-07-25 22:09 ` Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-08 15:09 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] man/man3/strpbrk.3: BUGS: Clarify the NAME Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-24 18:53 ` sergeh
2026-07-25 22:10 ` Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-08 15:09 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] man/man3/mem*.3: NAME: Explain the names Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-24 18:55 ` sergeh
2026-07-08 15:09 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] man/man3/[b]string.3: Rewrite and merge Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-25 23:49 ` Alejandro Colomar [this message]
2026-07-25 23:49 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] man/man3/str*.3: NAME: Explain the names Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-25 23:50 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] man/man3/strpbrk.3: BUGS: Clarify the NAME Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-25 23:50 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] man/man3/mem*.3: NAME: Explain the names Alejandro Colomar
2026-07-25 23:50 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] man/man3/[b]string.3: Rewrite and merge Alejandro Colomar
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