docs/66289: [patch] lib/libc/gen/ualarm.3 refers to non-existent argument "value"

Michel Lavondès fox at vader.aacc.cc.md.us
Wed May 5 17:10:25 UTC 2004


>Number:         66289
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [patch] lib/libc/gen/ualarm.3 refers to non-existent argument "value"
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed May 05 10:10:24 PDT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Michel Lavondès
>Release:        4.8-RELEASE-p18
>Organization:
None whatsoever.
>Environment:
>Description:
The text (_foo_ means foo is emphasized /highlighted): 

  If the _interval_ argument is non-zero, the SIGALRM signal will be
  sent to the process every _interval_ microseconds after the timer
  expires (e.g. after _value_ microseconds have passed).

should probably read:

  If the _interval_ argument is non-zero, the SIGALRM signal will be
  sent to the process every _interval_ microseconds after the timer
  expires (e.g. after _microseconds_ have passed).

(ie, "microseconds", not "value", is the argument name.)

>How-To-Repeat:
man 3 ualarm
>Fix:
--- ualarm.3.orig	Tue May  4 22:09:45 2004
+++ ualarm.3	Tue May  4 22:20:04 2004
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
 to the process every
 .Fa interval
 microseconds after the timer expires (e.g. after
-.Fa value
-microseconds have passed).
+.Fa microseconds
+have passed).
 .Pp
 Due to
 .Xr setitimer 2
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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