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[unix-history] / usr / src / lib / libc / sys / execve.2

diff --git a/usr/src/lib/libc/sys/execve.2 b/usr/src/lib/libc/sys/execve.2
index d05c1cb..5a30227 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/lib/libc/sys/execve.2
+++ b/usr/src/lib/libc/sys/execve.2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"

-.\"    @(#)execve.2    6.6 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)execve.2    6.7 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .TH EXECVE 2 ""
 .UC 4
 .\"
 .TH EXECVE 2 ""
 .UC 4


@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ or a file of data for an interpreter.
 An executable object file consists of an identifying header,
 followed by pages of data representing the initial program (text)
 and initialized data pages.  Additional pages may be specified
 An executable object file consists of an identifying header,
 followed by pages of data representing the initial program (text)
 and initialized data pages.  Additional pages may be specified

-by the header to be initialize with zero data.  See
+by the header to be initialized with zero data.  See

 .IR a.out (5).
 .PP
 An interpreter file begins with a line of the form ``#! \fIinterpreter\fP''.
 .IR a.out (5).
 .PP
 An interpreter file begins with a line of the form ``#! \fIinterpreter\fP''.


@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ to null-terminated character strings.  These strings constitute
 the argument list to be made available to the new
 process.  By convention, at least one argument must be present in
 this array, and the first element of this array should be
 the argument list to be made available to the new
 process.  By convention, at least one argument must be present in
 this array, and the first element of this array should be

-the name of the executed program (i.e. the last component of \fIname\fP).
+the name of the executed program (i.e., the last component of \fIname\fP).

 .PP
 The argument \fIenvp\fP is also a null-terminated array of character pointers
 to null-terminated strings.  These strings pass information to the
 .PP
 The argument \fIenvp\fP is also a null-terminated array of character pointers
 to null-terminated strings.  These strings pass information to the

-new process that is not directly an argument to the command, see
-.IR environ (7).
+new process that is not directly an argument to the command (see
+.IR environ (7)).

 .PP
 Descriptors open in the calling process remain open in
 the new process, except for those for which the close-on-exec
 .PP
 Descriptors open in the calling process remain open in
 the new process, except for those for which the close-on-exec

-flag is set; see
-.IR close (2).
+flag is set (see
+.IR close (2)).

 Descriptors that remain open are unaffected by
 .IR execve .
 .PP
 Descriptors that remain open are unaffected by
 .IR execve .
 .PP


@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ Ignored signals remain ignored across an
 .IR execve ,
 but signals that are caught are reset to their default values.
 Blocked signals remain blocked regardless of changes to the signal action.
 .IR execve ,
 but signals that are caught are reset to their default values.
 Blocked signals remain blocked regardless of changes to the signal action.

-The signal stack is reset to be undefined; see
-.IR sigvec (2)
-for more information.
+The signal stack is reset to be undefined (see
+.IR sigvec (2) 
+for more information).

 .PP
 Each process has
 .I real
 .PP
 Each process has
 .I real

-user and group IDs and a
+user and group IDs and an

 .I effective
 user and group IDs.  The
 .I real
 .I effective
 user and group IDs.  The
 .I real