From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 12 17:20:00 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@smarthost.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B2583BD8 for ; Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:20:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206c::16:87]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7B8842E20 for ; Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:20:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id rACHK0L7095292 for ; Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:20:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id rACHK0aC095291; Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:20:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:20:00 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201311121720.rACHK0aC095291@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Michael Galassi Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F178D97C for ; Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:14:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oldred.freebsd.org (oldred.freebsd.org [8.8.178.121]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E185B2DC3 for ; Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:14:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oldred.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.6]) by oldred.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.7) with ESMTP id rACHEOfH030166 for ; Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:14:24 GMT (envelope-from nobody@oldred.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by oldred.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id rACHEOk9030162; Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:14:24 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201311121714.rACHEOk9030162@oldred.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:14:24 GMT From: Michael Galassi To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Subject: docs/183904: wpid argument in wait(2) manpage is mischarachterized. X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.16 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:20:00 -0000 >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: