Module Name: src
Committed By: abs
Date: Thu Nov 22 16:19:49 UTC 2012
Modified Files:
src/lib/libc/gen: exec.3
Log Message:
- Correct macro usage;
- sort section order.
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diff -u src/lib/libc/gen/exec.3:1.21 src/lib/libc/gen/exec.3:1.22
--- src/lib/libc/gen/exec.3:1.21 Mon Mar 22 19:30:53 2010
+++ src/lib/libc/gen/exec.3 Thu Nov 22 16:19:49 2012
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: exec.3,v 1.21 2010/03/22 19:30:53 joerg Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: exec.3,v 1.22 2012/11/22 16:19:49 abs Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
.Fn execvp "const char *file" "char *const argv[]"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm exec
+.Fn exec
family of functions replaces the current process image with a
new process image.
The functions described in this manual page are front-ends for the function
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ executes a file with the program tracing
.Xr ptrace 2 ) .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
If any of the
-.Nm exec
+.Fn exec
functions returns, an error will have occurred.
The return value is \-1, and the global variable
.Va errno
@@ -195,33 +195,6 @@ will be set to indicate the error.
.It Pa /bin/sh
The shell.
.El
-.Sh ERRORS
-.Fn execl ,
-.Fn execle ,
-.Fn execlp
-and
-.Fn execvp
-may fail and set
-.Va errno
-for any of the errors specified for the library functions
-.Xr execve 2
-and
-.Xr malloc 3 .
-.Pp
-.Fn exect
-and
-.Fn execv
-may fail and set
-.Va errno
-for any of the errors specified for the library function
-.Xr execve 2 .
-.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr sh 1 ,
-.Xr execve 2 ,
-.Xr fork 2 ,
-.Xr ptrace 2 ,
-.Xr environ 7 ,
-.Xr script 7
.Sh COMPATIBILITY
Historically, the default path for the
.Fn execlp
@@ -251,6 +224,33 @@ and
.Er E2BIG ,
upon which they returned.
They now return if any error other than the ones described above occurs.
+.Sh ERRORS
+.Fn execl ,
+.Fn execle ,
+.Fn execlp
+and
+.Fn execvp
+may fail and set
+.Va errno
+for any of the errors specified for the library functions
+.Xr execve 2
+and
+.Xr malloc 3 .
+.Pp
+.Fn exect
+and
+.Fn execv
+may fail and set
+.Va errno
+for any of the errors specified for the library function
+.Xr execve 2 .
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr sh 1 ,
+.Xr execve 2 ,
+.Xr fork 2 ,
+.Xr ptrace 2 ,
+.Xr environ 7 ,
+.Xr script 7
.Sh STANDARDS
.Fn execl ,
.Fn execv ,
