From owner-svn-src-all@freebsd.org Tue May 23 06:53:32 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88F53D7A91B; Tue, 23 May 2017 06:53:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ngie@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5B01515C7; Tue, 23 May 2017 06:53:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ngie@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id v4N6rVXw065629; Tue, 23 May 2017 06:53:31 GMT (envelope-from ngie@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from ngie@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id v4N6rVjC065628; Tue, 23 May 2017 06:53:31 GMT (envelope-from ngie@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201705230653.v4N6rVjC065628@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: ngie set sender to ngie@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Ngie Cooper Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 06:53:31 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r318698 - head/lib/libc/gen X-SVN-Group: head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 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: Tue, 23 May 2017 06:53:32 -0000 Author: ngie Date: Tue May 23 06:53:31 2017 New Revision: 318698 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/318698 Log: basename(3): fix section ordering IMPLEMENTATION NOTES come before RETURN VALUES MFC after: 2 weeks Reported by: make manlint Sponsored by: Dell EMC Isilon Modified: head/lib/libc/gen/basename.3 Modified: head/lib/libc/gen/basename.3 ============================================================================== --- head/lib/libc/gen/basename.3 Tue May 23 06:20:24 2017 (r318697) +++ head/lib/libc/gen/basename.3 Tue May 23 06:53:31 2017 (r318698) @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd October 29, 2016 +.Dd May 22, 2017 .Dt BASENAME 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ function returns the last component from deleting any trailing .Sq \&/ characters. +.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES +This implementation of +.Fn basename +uses the buffer provided by the caller to store the resulting pathname +component. +Other vendor implementations may return a pointer to internal storage +space instead. +The advantage of the former approach is that it ensures thread-safety, +while also placing no upper limit on the supported length of the +pathname. .Sh RETURN VALUES If .Fa path @@ -50,16 +60,6 @@ is returned. Otherwise, it returns a pointer to the last component of .Fa path . -.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES -This implementation of -.Fn basename -uses the buffer provided by the caller to store the resulting pathname -component. -Other vendor implementations may return a pointer to internal storage -space instead. -The advantage of the former approach is that it ensures thread-safety, -while also placing no upper limit on the supported length of the -pathname. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr basename 1 , .Xr dirname 1 ,