From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 20 16:30:32 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A0F310656BE; Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:30:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ed@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 652E08FC17; Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:30:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ed@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n5KGUWrF080827; Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:30:32 GMT (envelope-from ed@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from ed@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n5KGUWK7080825; Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:30:32 GMT (envelope-from ed@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <200906201630.n5KGUWK7080825@svn.freebsd.org> From: Ed Schouten Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:30:32 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r194536 - head/share/man/man4 X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:30:33 -0000 Author: ed Date: Sat Jun 20 16:30:32 2009 New Revision: 194536 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/194536 Log: Improve sentence and add reference to openpty(3). Add missing newlines. Modified: head/share/man/man4/pts.4 Modified: head/share/man/man4/pts.4 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man4/pts.4 Sat Jun 20 15:58:23 2009 (r194535) +++ head/share/man/man4/pts.4 Sat Jun 20 16:30:32 2009 (r194536) @@ -148,11 +148,14 @@ pseudo-terminals implementation are: .Pp .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /dev/pts/[num]" .It Pa /dev/ptmx -Control device, returns a file descriptor to a new master pseudo-terminal -when opened. This device should not be opened directly. It's only -available for binary compatibility. New devices should only be created -though -.Xr posix_openpt 2 . +Control device, returns a file descriptor to a new master +pseudo-terminal when opened. +This device should not be opened directly. +It's only available for binary compatibility. +New devices should only be allocated with +.Xr posix_openpt 2 +and +.Xr openpty 3 . .It Pa /dev/pts/[num] Pseudo-terminal slave devices. .El