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authorMattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>2015-05-17 13:29:35 +0200
committerMattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>2015-05-17 13:29:35 +0200
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specifications for timed functions + fix manpage formatting
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>
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@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
.SH NAME
bus_create - Create a new bus
.SH SYNOPSIS
+.LP
+.nf
#include <bus.h>
-
-int bus_create(const char * \fIfile\fP, int \fIflags\fP, char ** \fIout_file\fP);
+.P
+int bus_create(const char *\fIfile\fP, int \fIflags\fP, char **\fIout_file\fP);
+.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
-.BR bus_create(3)
+.BR bus_create ()
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
@@ -15,10 +18,10 @@ by
.BR bus(5).
.PP
If \fIfile\fP is not \fINULL\fP the
-.BR bus_create(3)
+.BR bus_create ()
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)
+.BR bus_create ()
function does nothing if the file already exists.
.PP
If \fIflags\fP contains \fIBUS_INTR\fP, the function fails if it is
@@ -36,14 +39,20 @@ function return -1 with \fIerrno\fP set to indicate the error.
The process cannot allocate more memory.
.PP
The
-.BR bus_create(3)
+.BR bus_create (3)
function may also fail and set \fIerrno\fP to any
of the errors specified for the routines
-.BR open(2)
+.BR open (2)
and
-.BR write(2).
+.BR write (2).
.SH SEE ALSO
-bus-create(1), bus(5), libbus(7), bus_unlink(3), bus_open(3), open(2), write(2)
+.BR bus-create (1),
+.BR bus (5),
+.BR libbus (7),
+.BR bus_unlink (3),
+.BR bus_open (3),
+.BR open (2),
+.BR write (2)
.SH AUTHORS
Principal author, Mattias Andrée. See the LICENSE file for the full
list of authors.