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| -rw-r--r-- | bin/mkdir/mkdir.1 | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | sbin/mknod/mkfifo.1 | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | sbin/mknod/mknod.8 | 23 |
3 files changed, 26 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/bin/mkdir/mkdir.1 b/bin/mkdir/mkdir.1 index 42429a2fe89..b3dcca2b009 100644 --- a/bin/mkdir/mkdir.1 +++ b/bin/mkdir/mkdir.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: mkdir.1,v 1.24 2007/08/06 19:16:05 sobrado Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: mkdir.1,v 1.25 2008/04/16 20:53:12 jmc Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: mkdir.1,v 1.9 1995/07/25 19:37:13 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ .\" .\" @(#)mkdir.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/25/94 .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: August 6 2007 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: April 16 2008 $ .Dt MKDIR 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ as modified by the current The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl m Ar mode -Set the file permission bits of the final created directory to -the specified +Set the file permission bits of the newly created directory to .Ar mode . The mode argument can be in any of the formats specified to the .Xr chmod 1 @@ -85,9 +84,7 @@ For an explanation of the directory hierarchy, see .Xr hier 7 . .Pp -The -.Nm -utility exits 0 on success or >0 if an error occurred. +.Ex -std mkdir .Sh EXAMPLES Create a directory named .Pa foobar : diff --git a/sbin/mknod/mkfifo.1 b/sbin/mknod/mkfifo.1 index 15e80e25718..0fb10f1e164 100644 --- a/sbin/mknod/mkfifo.1 +++ b/sbin/mknod/mkfifo.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.9 2007/05/31 19:19:45 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.10 2008/04/16 20:53:12 jmc Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.4 1994/12/23 07:16:54 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ .\" .\" @(#)mkfifo.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/5/94 .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: April 16 2008 $ .Dt MKFIFO 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -54,15 +54,16 @@ It requires write permission in the parent directory. The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl m Ar mode -Set the file permission bits of newly created directories to +Set the file permission bits of newly created fifos to .Ar mode . -The mode is specified as in -.Xr chmod 1 . -In symbolic mode strings, the -.Sq + +The mode argument can be in any of the formats specified to the +.Xr chmod 1 +utility. +If a symbolic mode is specified, strings and the operators +.Ql + and -.Sq - -operators are interpreted relative to an assumed initial mode of +.Ql - +are interpreted relative to an initial mode of .Dq a=rw . .El .Pp diff --git a/sbin/mknod/mknod.8 b/sbin/mknod/mknod.8 index 67a1b634583..ca005a52654 100644 --- a/sbin/mknod/mknod.8 +++ b/sbin/mknod/mknod.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: mknod.8,v 1.12 2007/05/31 19:19:45 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: mknod.8,v 1.13 2008/04/16 20:53:12 jmc Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: mknod.8,v 1.9 1995/08/10 23:47:32 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993 @@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ .\" .\" @(#)mknod.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93 .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: April 16 2008 $ .Dt MKNOD 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm mknod -.Nd build special file +.Nd make device special files .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm mknod .Op Fl m Ar mode @@ -60,15 +60,16 @@ device. The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl m Ar mode -Set the file mode. -.Ar mode -may be absolute or symbolic, as described in -.Xr chmod 1 . -In symbolic mode strings, the -.Sq + +Set the file permission bits of newly created device special files to +.Ar mode . +The mode argument can be in any of the formats specified to the +.Xr chmod 1 +utility. +If a symbolic mode is specified, strings and the operators +.Ql + and -.Sq - -operators are interpreted relative to an assumed initial mode of +.Ql - +are interpreted relative to an initial mode of .Dq a=rw . .El .Pp |