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author | Mattias Andrée [mˈa.tːiː.ˌas ˈanː.drˌeː] <maandree@member.fsf.org> | 2015-04-26 20:37:36 +0000 |
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committer | Mattias Andrée [mˈa.tːiː.ˌas ˈanː.drˌeː] <maandree@member.fsf.org> | 2015-04-26 20:37:36 +0000 |
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Merge pull request #3 from troglobit/master
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diff --git a/doc/bus_create.3 b/doc/bus_create.3 index b30400e..b9cb66d 100644 --- a/doc/bus_create.3 +++ b/doc/bus_create.3 @@ -4,31 +4,50 @@ bus_create - Create a new bus .SH SYNOPSIS #include <bus.h> -int bus_create(const char *file, int flags, char **out_file); +int bus_create(const char * \fIfile\fP, int \fIflags\fP, char ** \fIout_file\fP); .SH DESCRIPTION -The \fIbus_create\fP function shall create a bus with the asscoiated pathname specifed by the value of the parameter \fIfile\fP. If the \fIfile\fP is \fINULL\fP, a random pathname shall be selected. This random pathname must adhere to the convention set forth by bus(5). - -If \fIfile\fP is not \fINULL\fP, the \fIbus_create\fP function must fail if the file already exists if \fIflags\fP contains \fIBUS_EXCL\fP. Otherwise if \fIfile\fP is not \fINULL\fP, the \fIbus_create\fP function should do nothing if the file already exists. - -If and only if \fIflags\fP contains \fIBUS_INTR\fP, the function shall fail if it is interrupted. - -Unless \fIout_file\fP is \fINULL\fP, the pathname of the bus should be stored in a new char array stored in \fI*out_file\fP. The caller must free the allocated stored in \fI*out_file\fP. +The +.BR bus_create(3) +function creates a bus with the asscoiated pathname specifed by the +value of the parameter \fIfile\fP. If \fIfile\fP is \fINULL\fP a random +pathname is selected. This pathname adheres to the convention set forth +by +.BR bus(5). +.PP +If \fIfile\fP is not \fINULL\fP the +.BR bus_create(3) +function fails if the file already exists if \fIflags\fP contains +\fIBUS_EXCL\fP. Otherwise if \fIfile\fP is not \fINULL\fP, the +.BR bus_create(3) +function does nothing if the file already exists. +.PP +If \fIflags\fP contains \fIBUS_INTR\fP, the function fails if it is +interrupted. +.PP +Unless \fIout_file\fP is \fINULL\fP, the pathname of the bus should be +stored in a new char array stored in \fI*out_file\fP. The caller must +free the allocated stored in \fI*out_file\fP. .SH RETURN VALUES -Upon successful completion, the function shall return 0. Otherwise the function shall return -1 and set \fIerrno\fP to indicate the error. +Upon successful completion, the function returns 0. Otherwise the +function return -1 with \fIerrno\fP set to indicate the error. .SH ERRORS .TP .IR ENOMEM The process cannot allocate more memory. -.SH -.BR -The \fIbus_create\fP() function may also fail and set \fIerrno\fP to any of the errors specified for the rutines open(2) and write(2). -.BR +.PP +The +.BR bus_create(3) +function may also fail and set \fIerrno\fP to any +of the errors specified for the routines +.BR open(2) +and +.BR write(2). .SH SEE ALSO -bus-create(1), bus(5), libbus(7), bus_unlink(3), bus_open(3) +bus-create(1), bus(5), libbus(7), bus_unlink(3), bus_open(3), open(2), write(2) .SH AUTHORS -See the LICENSE file for the authors. +Principal author, Mattias Andrée. See the LICENSE file for the full +list of authors. .SH LICENSE -See the LICENSE file for the terms of redistribution. +MIT/X Consortium License. .SH BUGS -Please report them. - +Please report bugs to https://github.com/maandree/bus/issues |