BSD 4_3 release

[unix-history] / usr / man / man2 / close.2

diff --git a/usr/man/man2/close.2 b/usr/man/man2/close.2
index 2883d94..bf9ee13 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/man/man2/close.2
+++ b/usr/man/man2/close.2
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-.TH CLOSE 2 "27 July 1983"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
+.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
+.\"
+.\"    @(#)close.2     6.3 (Berkeley) 5/22/86
+.\"
+.TH CLOSE 2 "May 22, 1986"

 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 close \- delete a descriptor
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 close \- delete a descriptor


@@ -18,15 +24,15 @@ on the last close of a
 .IR socket (2)
 associated naming information and queued data are discarded;
 on the last close of a file holding an advisory lock
 .IR socket (2)
 associated naming information and queued data are discarded;
 on the last close of a file holding an advisory lock

-the lock is released; see further
-.IR flock (2).
+the lock is released (see further
+.IR flock (2)\fR).

 .PP
 A close of all of a process's descriptors is automatic on
 .IR exit ,
 but since
 there is a limit on the number of active descriptors per process,
 .I close
 .PP
 A close of all of a process's descriptors is automatic on
 .IR exit ,
 but since
 there is a limit on the number of active descriptors per process,
 .I close

-is necessary for programs which deal with many descriptors.
+is necessary for programs that deal with many descriptors.

 .PP
 When a process forks (see
 .IR fork (2)),
 .PP
 When a process forks (see
 .IR fork (2)),


@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@ before the
 is attempted, but if some of these descriptors will still
 be needed if the execve fails, it is necessary to arrange for them
 to be closed if the execve succeeds.
 is attempted, but if some of these descriptors will still
 be needed if the execve fails, it is necessary to arrange for them
 to be closed if the execve succeeds.

-For this reason, the call ``fcntl(d, F_SETFD, 1)'' is provided
+For this reason, the call ``fcntl(d, F_SETFD, 1)'' is provided,

 which arranges that a descriptor will be closed after a successful
 execve; the call ``fcntl(d, F_SETFD, 0)'' restores the default,
 which is to not close the descriptor.
 which arranges that a descriptor will be closed after a successful
 execve; the call ``fcntl(d, F_SETFD, 0)'' restores the default,
 which is to not close the descriptor.