Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 17 May 2006 00:10:16 +0200 (MEST) | From | "Michael Kerrisk" <> | Subject | man-pages-2.32 is released |
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Gidday,
I recently released man-pages-2.32, which can be found at the location in the .sig.
Changes in this release that may be of interest to readers of this list include the following:
New pages ---------
faccessat.2 mtk New page for faccessat(2), new in 2.6.16.
fchmodat.2 mtk New page for fchmodat(2), new in 2.6.16.
fchownat.2 mtk New page for fchownat(2), new in 2.6.16.
futimesat.2 mtk New page for futimesat(2), new in 2.6.16.
Changes to individual pages ---------------------------
capabilities.7 mtk Reworded to reflect that capabilities are per-thread. Add ioprio_set() to list of operations permitted by CAP_SYS_NICE. Add ioprio_set() IOPRIO_CLASS_RT and IOPRIO_CLASS_IDLE scheduling classes to list of operations permitted by CAP_SYS_ADMIN. Note effects of CAP_SYS_NICE for migrate_pages().
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The man-pages set contains sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the manual pages. These sections describe the following:
2: (Linux) system calls 3: (libc) library functions 4: Devices 5: File formats and protocols 7: Overview pages, conventions, etc.
As far as this list is concerned the most relevant parts are: all of sections 2 and 4, which describe kernel-userland interfaces; in section 5, the proc(5) manual page, which attempts (it's always catching up) to be a comprehensive description of /proc; and various pages in section 7, some of which are overview pages of kernel features (e.g., networking protocols).
If you make a change to a kernel-userland interface, or observe a discrepancy between the manual pages and reality, would you please send me (at mtk-manpages@gmx.net ) one of the following (in decreasing order of preference):
1. An in-line "diff -u" patch with text changes for the corresponding manual page. (The most up-to-date version of the manual pages can always be found at ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux-local/manpages or ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/manpages .)
2. Some raw text describing the changes, which I can then integrate into the appropriate manual page.
3. A message alerting me that some part of the manual pages does not correspond to reality. Eventually, I will try to remedy the situation.
Obviously, as we get further down this list, more of my time is required, and things may go slower, especially when the changes concern some part of the kernel that I am ignorant about and I can't find someone to assist.
Cheers,
Michael
-- Michael Kerrisk maintainer of Linux man pages Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7
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