linux-kernel - Re: [patch] close_range.2: new page documenting close

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Message-ID: <4542e216-3648-8dc4-0753-5d7379ee599b@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:40:37 +0100
From:   "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
To:     "Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)" <alx.manpages@...il.com>,
        Stephen Kitt <steve@....org>
Cc:     mtk.manpages@...il.com, linux-man <linux-man@...r.kernel.org>,
        Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] close_range.2: new page documenting close_range(2)

On 12/9/20 10:47 AM, Alejandro Colomar (man-pages) wrote:

>>> +descriptors in
>>> +.B /proc/self/fd/
> 
> By reading proc.5, I think this should s/.B/.I/, right mtk?
> 
>>> +and calling
>>> +.BR close (2)
>>> +on each one.
>>> +.BR close_range ()
>>> +can take care of this without requiring
>>> +.B /proc
> 
> By reading proc.5, I think this should s/.B/.I/, right mtk?

Yes to both. Pathnames are formatted with .I.


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