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* [Bug manual/6649] New: hint about what "mode" means in open(2) section
@ 2008-06-17 3:14 s11 at member dot fsf dot org
2008-06-17 3:15 ` [Bug manual/6649] " s11 at member dot fsf dot org
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From: s11 at member dot fsf dot org @ 2008-06-17 3:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: glibc-bugs
When documenting `open', the manual section `Opening and Closing Files' mentions
the MODE arg and types it `mode_t', but "mode" isn't clear if your mind isn't
already on the details of files in POSIX-like systems, and its nature isn't
mentioned anywhere else in the section or subsections.
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Summary: hint about what "mode" means in open(2) section
Product: glibc
Version: unspecified
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P2
Component: manual
AssignedTo: roland at gnu dot org
ReportedBy: s11 at member dot fsf dot org
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* [Bug manual/6649] hint about what "mode" means in open(2) section
2008-06-17 3:14 [Bug manual/6649] New: hint about what "mode" means in open(2) section s11 at member dot fsf dot org
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From: s11 at member dot fsf dot org @ 2008-06-17 3:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
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------- Additional Comments From s11 at member dot fsf dot org 2008-06-17 03:14 -------
Created an attachment (id=2780)
--> (http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=2780&action=view)
add (@pxref{Permission Bits}) to the discussion of MODE
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