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-.\" @(#)acct.5 6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\" @(#)acct.5 6.2 (Berkeley) %G%
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.IR acct (2)
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.IR acct (2)
-system call makes entries in an accounting file
+system call arranges for entries to be made in an accounting file
for each process that terminates.
The accounting file is a sequence of entries whose layout,
as defined by the include file is:
for each process that terminates.
The accounting file is a sequence of entries whose layout,
as defined by the include file is:
.so /usr/include/sys/acct.h
.fi
.PP
.so /usr/include/sys/acct.h
.fi
.PP
+If the process was created by an
.IR execve (2),
the first 10 characters of the filename appear in
.I ac_comm.
.IR execve (2),
the first 10 characters of the filename appear in
.I ac_comm.