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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/gen/ftok.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/ftok.3 | 8 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/ftok.3 b/lib/libc/gen/ftok.3 index c9305fba1c1..891aa3acb0e 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/ftok.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/ftok.3 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ftok.3,v 1.4 1998/11/15 19:19:55 deraadt Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ftok.3,v 1.5 1999/05/29 16:08:55 aaron Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1994 SigmaSoft, Th. Lockert <tholo@sigmasoft.com> .\" All rights reserved. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .Dt ftok 3 .Sh NAME .Nm ftok -.Nd create IPC indentifier from path name +.Nd create IPC indentifier from a pathname .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include <sys/types.h> .Fd #include <sys/ipc.h> @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ of an existing file and a user-selectable .Pp The specified .Fa path -must specify an existing file that is accessible to the calling process +must refer to an existing file that is accessible to the calling process or the call will fail. Also, note that links to files will return the same key, given the same .Fa id . @@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ The function originated with System V and is typically used by programs that use the System V IPC routines. .Sh AUTHOR -.Bl -tag Thorsten Lockert <tholo@sigmasoft.com> -.El .Sh BUGS The returned key is computed based on the device and inode of the specified |