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

diff --git a/usr/src/lib/libc/sys/chown.2 b/usr/src/lib/libc/sys/chown.2
index 27e1c2e..99b9f1e 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/lib/libc/sys/chown.2
+++ b/usr/src/lib/libc/sys/chown.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.
 .\"

-.\"    @(#)chown.2     6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)chown.2     6.3 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .TH CHOWN 2 ""
 .UC 4
 .\"
 .TH CHOWN 2 ""
 .UC 4


@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int fd, owner, group;
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The file
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The file

-which is named by \fIpath\fP or referenced by \fIfd\fP
+that is named by \fIpath\fP or referenced by \fIfd\fP

 has its
 .I owner
 and 
 has its
 .I owner
 and 


@@ -55,23 +55,24 @@ error code being placed in the global variable \fIerrno\fP.
 .I Chown
 will fail and the file will be unchanged if:
 .TP 15
 .I Chown
 will fail and the file will be unchanged if:
 .TP 15

-[EINVAL]
-The argument path does not refer to a file.
-.TP 15

 [ENOTDIR]
 A component of the path prefix is not a directory.
 .TP 15
 [ENOTDIR]
 A component of the path prefix is not a directory.
 .TP 15

-[ENOENT]
-The argument pathname is too long.
+[EINVAL]
+The pathname contains a character with the high-order bit set.

 .TP 15
 .TP 15

-[EPERM]
-The argument contains a byte with the high-order bit set.
+[ENAMETOOLONG]
+A component of a pathname exceeded 255 characters,
+or an entire path name exceeded 1023 characters.

 .TP 15
 [ENOENT]
 The named file does not exist.
 .TP 15
 [EACCES]
 .TP 15
 [ENOENT]
 The named file does not exist.
 .TP 15
 [EACCES]

-Search permission is denied on a component of the path prefix.
+Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix.
+.TP 15
+[ELOOP]
+Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the pathname.

 .TP 15
 [EPERM]
 The effective user ID does not match the owner of the file and
 .TP 15
 [EPERM]
 The effective user ID does not match the owner of the file and


@@ -83,9 +84,6 @@ The named file resides on a read-only file system.
 [EFAULT]
 .I Path
 points outside the process's allocated address space.
 [EFAULT]
 .I Path
 points outside the process's allocated address space.

-.TP 15
-[ELOOP]
-Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the pathname.

 .PP
 .I Fchown
 will fail if:
 .PP
 .I Fchown
 will fail if:


@@ -97,5 +95,8 @@ does not refer to a valid descriptor.
 [EINVAL]
 .I Fd
 refers to a socket, not a file.
 [EINVAL]
 .I Fd
 refers to a socket, not a file.

+.TP 15
+[EROFS]
+The named file resides on a read-only file system.

 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 chmod(2), flock(2)
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 chmod(2), flock(2)