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author | Aaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2000-10-26 00:37:06 +0000 |
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committer | Aaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2000-10-26 00:37:06 +0000 |
commit | 01d43ab29c5618b38c41c75e5b155afc5b05f1dd (patch) | |
tree | b3543c61a16271eb382ee68f04b4bc10769e6240 /share/man/man3/intro.3 | |
parent | 79664bbfef78e407d77f500003f78b59577ca8b6 (diff) |
Some share/man fleshing.
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diff --git a/share/man/man3/intro.3 b/share/man/man3/intro.3 index 228ac32c1df..74fbdc130c8 100644 --- a/share/man/man3/intro.3 +++ b/share/man/man3/intro.3 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: intro.3,v 1.9 2000/03/19 19:25:24 aaron Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: intro.3,v 1.10 2000/10/26 00:37:03 aaron Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: intro.3,v 1.5 1995/05/10 22:46:24 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993 @@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ .Nm intro .Nd introduction to the C libraries .Sh DESCRIPTION -This section provides an overview of the C -library functions, their error returns and other -common definitions and concepts. +This section provides an overview of the C library functions, their error +returns, and other common definitions and concepts. Most of these functions are available from the C library, .Em libc . Other libraries, such as the math library, @@ -58,8 +57,7 @@ The various libraries (followed by the loader flag): Standard C library functions. When using the C compiler .Xr cc 1 , -it is not necessary -to supply the loader flag +it is not necessary to supply the loader flag .Fl l Ns Ar c for these functions. There are several @@ -72,25 +70,27 @@ database routines, bit operators, string operators, character tests and character operators, -des encryption routines, -storage allocation, time functions, signal handling and more. +DES encryption routines, +storage allocation, +time functions, +signal handling, +and more. .It libc_r Pq Fl l Ns Ar c_r Reentrant C library. Contains POSIX 1003.1c .Xr pthreads 3 -API and thread scheduler, as well as all of the functions -found in +API and thread scheduler, as well as all of the functions found in .Xr libc . .It libcurses Pq Fl l Ns Ar curses -Terminal independent screen management routines -for two dimensional non-bitmap display terminals. +Terminal independent screen management routines for two-dimensional +non-bitmap display terminals. See .Xr curses 3 . .It libcompat Pq Fl l Ns Ar compat Functions which are obsolete but are available for compatibility with .Bx 4.3 . -In particular, -a number of system call interfaces provided in previous releases of +In particular, a number of system call interfaces provided in previous +releases of .Bx have been included for source code compatibility. Use of these routines should, for the most part, be avoided. @@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ The math library, See .Xr math 3 . .It libtermcap Pq Fl l Ns Ar termcap -The terminal independent operation library package. (See +The terminal independent operation library package. +(See .Xr termcap 3 . ) .El .Sh FILES @@ -126,14 +127,14 @@ reentrant C library (see 4.3 compatibility library .It Pa /usr/lib/libcrypto.a .Xr ssl 8 -support library. +support library .It Pa /usr/lib/libcurses++.a C++ .Xr curses 3 -library. +library .It Pa /usr/lib/libcurses.a .Xr curses 3 -library. +library .It Pa /usr/lib/libdes.a .It Pa /usr/lib/libedit.a .It Pa /usr/lib/libfl.a @@ -143,17 +144,17 @@ library. .It Pa /usr/lib/libiberty.a .It Pa /usr/lib/libkadm.a .Xr kerberos 1 -support library. +support library .It Pa /usr/lib/libkafs.a .Xr afsd 8 -support library. +support library .It Pa /usr/lib/libkdb.a .It Pa /usr/lib/libkeycap.a .It Pa /usr/lib/libkeynote.a .It Pa /usr/lib/libkrb.a .It Pa /usr/lib/libkvm.a .Xr kvm 3 -kernel virtual memory access library. +kernel virtual memory access library .It Pa /usr/lib/libl.a .It Pa /usr/lib/libm.a .Xr math 3 @@ -194,21 +195,20 @@ The .Xr resolver 3 routines are included in .Em libc . -For legacy applications, -this library contains only those functions. +For legacy applications, this library contains only those functions. .It Pa /usr/lib/librpcsvc.a -A library generated by -.Xr rpcgen 1 +generated by +.Xr rpcgen 1 , containing stub functions for many common .Xr rpc 3 -protocols. +protocols .It Pa /usr/lib/libskey.a -A support library for the +support library for the .Xr skey 1 -authentication toolkit. +authentication toolkit .It Pa /usr/lib/libssl.a .Xr ssl 8 -support library. +support library .It Pa /usr/lib/libstdc++.a .It Pa /usr/lib/libtelnet.a .It Pa /usr/lib/libtermcap.a @@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ support library. .It Pa /usr/lib/libi386.a .El .Pp -Must talk about shared libraries, _p profiled libraries and how to tell the -C compiler to use them, and any other issues. +.\" Must talk about shared libraries, _p profiled libraries, and how to tell the +.\" C compiler to use them, and any other issues. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr cc 1 , .Xr ld 1 , |