Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:14:24 GMT From: Michael Galassi <michaelgalassi@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/183904: wpid argument in wait(2) manpage is mischarachterized. Message-ID: <201311121714.rACHEOk9030162@oldred.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201311121720.rACHK0aC095291@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 183904 >Category: docs >Synopsis: wpid argument in wait(2) manpage is mischarachterized. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Nov 12 17:20:00 UTC 2013 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Michael Galassi >Release: 10.0-BETA3 >Organization: me >Environment: FreeBSD penguin.arrs.arrisi.com 10.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 10.0-BETA3 #0 r258002: Mon Nov 11 12:17:07 PST 2013 root@penguin.arrs.arrisi.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PENGUIN amd64 >Description: The man page for wait includes the sentence: For wait(), wait3(), and wait4() functions, the single wpid argument specifies the set of child processes for which to wait. wait() and wait3() however do not take a wpid argument. >How-To-Repeat: man 2 wait >Fix: I am reasonably certain that this sentence was meant to read: was meant to refer to waitpid() and wait4() only. For waitpid() and wait4() functions, the wpid argument specifies the set of child processes for which to wait. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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