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2013-01-13proc.5: Rewording of suid_dumpable text after comments from Kees CookMichael Kerrisk1-5/+11
2013-01-13core.5, proc.5: Minor edits to Kees Cook's suid_dumpable patchMichael Kerrisk2-3/+3
2013-01-12core.5, proc.5: Clarify suid_dumpable versus core_patternKees Cook2-0/+15
2013-01-11proc.5: Linux 3.4 changed permissions needed to change kptr_restrictKees Cook1-0/+5
2013-01-11proc.5: Document /proc/sys/kernel/dmesg_restrictKees Cook1-0/+13
2013-01-11proc.5: Put /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug in alphabetical orderKees Cook1-6/+6
2012-12-31lseek.2, read.2, setsid.2, vhangup.2, getttyent.3, login.3, openpty.3, consol...Michael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-12-31ttytype.5: Add proper xref for termcap and terminfo pagesMichael Kerrisk1-2/+4
2012-12-31shells.5: Add /etc/bash to list of example shellsMichael Kerrisk1-0/+2
2012-12-31shells.5: Minor wording updatesMichael Kerrisk1-3/+4
2012-12-26proc.5: Add field numbers for /proc/[pid]/statmMichael Kerrisk1-7/+7
2012-12-26proc.5: statm's "shared" field refers to pages backed by filesJustin Lebar1-1/+1
2012-12-26proc.5: Minor wording fixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+3
2012-12-26proc.5: srcfix: Update FIXMEMichael Kerrisk1-2/+3
2012-12-26proc.5: Document /proc/stat "cpu" "nice_guest" fieldMichael Kerrisk1-0/+5
2012-12-26proc.5: Add numbering to /proc/stat "cpu" fieldsMichael Kerrisk1-9/+9
2012-12-26proc.5: Reorganize text describing /proc/stat "cpu" fieldsMichael Kerrisk1-21/+32
2012-12-26proc.5: Add field numbers for /proc/PID/statMichael Kerrisk1-45/+45
2012-12-23proc.5: wfixDavid Prévot1-2/+1
2012-12-22proc.5: Document /prod/[pid]/oom_score_adjMichael Kerrisk1-1/+75
2012-12-22proc.5: ffixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+2
2012-12-19elf.5: tfixFelipe Pena1-1/+1
2012-11-24proc.5: Note change of /proc/[pid]/limits file permissions in 2.6.36Michael Kerrisk1-2/+7
2012-11-16proc.5: Correct description of SwapFree in /proc/meminfoMichael Kerrisk1-3/+2
2012-11-16proc.5: tfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-11-11resolv.conf.5: Document IPv6 format for nameserverSimon Paillard1-3/+4
2012-11-07Removed trailing white space at end of linesMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-11-05proc.5: tfixSimon Paillard1-1/+1
2012-11-05proc.5: Minor fixesDavid Prévot1-10/+11
2012-11-05proc.5: ffixDavid Prévot1-4/+11
2012-10-28proc.5: Default for /proc/sys/fs/protected_{hardlinks,symlinks} is now 0Michael Kerrisk1-5/+6
2012-10-24proc.5: tfixDavid Prévot1-1/+1
2012-10-24intro.1, add_key.2, get_mempolicy.2, get_thread_area.2, intro.2, keyctl.2, mb...Michael Kerrisk3-3/+3
2012-10-24eventfd.2, futex.2, mmap2.2, open.2, pciconfig_read.2, ptrace.2, reboot.2, re...Michael Kerrisk2-2/+2
2012-10-18proc.5: Since Linux 2.6.27, /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe depends on CONFIG_MODULESMichael Kerrisk1-1/+3
2012-10-18proc.5: Fix merge conflictMichael Kerrisk1-0/+12
2012-10-18proc.5: Document /proc/meminfoMichael Kerrisk1-1/+234
2012-10-18proc.5: ffixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-10-15proc.5: Note system call error yeilded by /proc/sys/fs/protected_symlinksMichael Kerrisk1-0/+6
2012-10-15proc.5: wfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-10-15Removed trailing white space at end of linesMichael Kerrisk2-4/+4
2012-10-15proc.5: Document /proc/sys/fs/protected_symlinksMichael Kerrisk1-0/+24
2012-10-15proc.5: Document /proc/sys/fs/protected_hardlinksMichael Kerrisk1-0/+49
2012-10-15proc.5: Document /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrictMichael Kerrisk1-1/+21
2012-09-26time.1, atexit.3, bsearch.3, dlopen.3, envz_add.3, errno.3, fmtmsg.3, getgren...Michael Kerrisk6-30/+30
2012-09-24time.1, atexit.3, bsearch.3, dlopen.3, envz_add.3, errno.3, fmtmsg.3, getgren...Michael Kerrisk6-30/+30
2012-09-24bdflush.2, get_robust_list.2, kexec_load.2, madvise.2, mmap.2, mount.2, prctl...Michael Kerrisk1-13/+14
2012-09-24nscd.conf.5: spfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-09-24arch_prctl.2, fcntl.2, flock.2, get_robust_list.2, getpriority.2, ioprio_set....David Prévot3-4/+5
2012-08-22proc.5: tfixMichael Kerrisk1-6/+6
2012-08-22proc.5: Update description of 'starttime' field of /proc/PID/statMichael Kerrisk1-2/+5
2012-08-16slabinfo.5: srcfix: Added FIXMEMichael Kerrisk1-0/+9
2012-08-14proc.5: Clarify header file referred related to 'flags' field of /proc/PID/statMichael Kerrisk1-3/+3
2012-08-13capget.2, futex.2, sched_setscheduler.2, spu_create.2, spu_run.2, vfork.2, ge...Sami Kerola2-5/+8
2012-08-13proc.5: wfixTolga Dalman1-1/+1
2012-07-19core.5: Note effect of madvise(2) MADV_DONTDUMP flagMichael Kerrisk1-1/+7
2012-07-19path_resolution.2, epoll.4, fifo.4, futex.4, complex.5, environ.5: Remove out...Michael Kerrisk2-4/+0
2012-06-08nsswitch.conf.5: srcfix: Remove excess .RE tagMichael Kerrisk1-1/+0
2012-05-11resolv.conf.5: wfixDavid Prévot1-1/+1
2012-05-11proc.5: ffixDavid Prévot1-1/+1
2012-05-07add_key.2, query_module.2, request_key.2, resolver.3, stpcpy.3, strftime.3, e...Michael Kerrisk2-3/+6
2012-05-07resolv.conf.5: Take a Debian improvement into upstreamMichael Kerrisk1-3/+3
2012-05-07passwd.5: Various minor fixes and improvementsMichael Kerrisk1-12/+29
2012-05-07tzfile.5: Drop SYNOPSISMichael Kerrisk1-2/+0
2012-05-07tzfile.5: SEE ALSO: Add pointer to glibc source file timezone/tzfile.hMichael Kerrisk1-1/+4
2012-05-07tzfile.5: Mention timezone directories in DESCRIPTIONMichael Kerrisk1-3/+9
2012-05-07tzfile.5: SEE ALSO: add tzset(3) and tzselect(8)Michael Kerrisk1-2/+4
2012-05-07proc.5: Document /proc/[pid]/cgroupMichael Kerrisk1-5/+26
2012-05-07proc.5: Note that CAP_SYS_ADMIN processes can override file-maxMichael Kerrisk1-0/+6
2012-05-07proc.5: ffixMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-05-07passwd.5: Upstream pieces from Red Hat/FedoraMichael Kerrisk1-1/+15
2012-05-07nsswitch.conf.5: wfixYuri Kozlov1-1/+0
2012-04-24resolv.conf.5: Document "single-request" optionPetr Baudis1-1/+14
2012-04-17nologin.5: nologin must not only exist, but *be readable* to be effectiveMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2012-04-14nsswitch.conf.5: Minor fix-ups after comments from Mark BannisterMichael Kerrisk1-8/+9
2012-04-14nsswitch.conf.5: Light edits to Mark Bannister's changesMichael Kerrisk1-64/+56
2012-04-14nsswitch.conf.5: Significant rewrites and improvementsMark R Bannister1-140/+204
2012-03-24elf.5: ffixAkihiro MOTOKI1-0/+1
2012-02-14passwd.5: s/asterisk/asterisk (*)/ to improve clarityMichael Kerrisk1-4/+4
2012-02-08resolv.conf.5: Describe syntax used for commentsMichael Kerrisk1-1/+4
2012-02-08passwd.5: Correct note on passwd field value when shadowing is enabledMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2012-02-08proc.5: Fix description of fourth field of /proc/loadavgElie De Brauwer1-4/+3
2012-01-17core.5: Document %E specifier for core_patternMichael Kerrisk1-1/+5
2011-10-05proc.5: srcfix: Added pointer to a commitMichael Kerrisk1-0/+1
2011-10-04Removed trailing white space at end of linesMichael Kerrisk1-3/+3
2011-10-04Changes, setns.2, stat.2, proc.5, capabilities.7: tstampMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2011-10-03proc.5: Some edit's to Eric Biederman's /proc/[pid]/ns/ additionsMichael Kerrisk1-24/+38
2011-10-03proc.5: Document /proc/[pid]/ns/Eric W. Biederman1-0/+44
2011-10-03nsswitch.conf.5: wfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2011-09-28gets.3, mbtowc.3, printf.3, puts.3, scanf.3, stpcpy.3, stpncpy.3, strcat.3, s...Michael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2011-09-28readlink.2, getsubopt.3, termcap.5, tzfile.5, unix.7: srcfix: change single q...Michael Kerrisk2-2/+2
2011-09-27clock_getres.2, clone.2, mbind.2, set_mempolicy.2, atan2.3, getipnodebyname.3...Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2011-09-23lseek.2, inet_pton.3, tzfile.5: tfixDavid Prévot1-1/+1
2011-09-16fcntl.2, recv.2, crypt.3, err.3, strtoul.3, proc.5: tstampMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2011-09-16fallocate.2, kexec_load.2, poll.2, spu_run.2, atan2.3, cbrt.3, clock_getcpucl...Simon Paillard1-1/+1
2011-09-16proc.5: Add description of 'SigQ' field of /proc/PID/statusMichael Kerrisk1-0/+11
2011-09-16proc.5: Add description of 'PPid' field of /proc/PID/statusMichael Kerrisk1-0/+3
2010-11-15core.5: Change single quote to double quote in shell session exampleMichael Kerrisk1-3/+3
2010-11-15proc.5: spfixA. Costa1-1/+1
2010-11-01clock_nanosleep.2, getpriority.2, kexec_load.2, nanosleep.2, nice.2, sched_se...Michael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2010-10-30hosts.5, protocols.5, spufs.7, termio.7: Remove definite article from NAME se...David Prevot2-2/+2
2010-10-30proc.5: Add reference to mlock(2) for further info on /proc/PID/status VmLckMichael Kerrisk1-2/+3
2010-10-21passwd.5: Various minor rewordingsMichael Kerrisk1-21/+19
2010-10-21group.5: Various minor rewordingsMichael Kerrisk1-4/+6
2010-10-21group.5: ffixMichael Kerrisk1-4/+8
2010-10-21passwd.5: ffixMichael Kerrisk1-3/+1
2010-10-13open.2, poll.2, select_tut.2, getpt.3, openpty.3, posix_openpt.3, ptsname.3, ...Michael Kerrisk1-3/+3
2010-10-12open.2, poll.2, select_tut.2, getpt.3, grantpt.3, openpty.3, posix_openpt.3, ...Michael Kerrisk1-3/+3
2010-10-12ttytype.5: wfix (s/Unixes/UNIX systems/)Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2010-10-12intro.1, time.1, accept.2, bind.2, connect.2, execve.2, flock.2, getdents.2, ...Michael Kerrisk5-9/+9
2010-09-26Changes.old, clone.2, execve.2, fcntl.2, futex.2, getitimer.2, getpriority.2,...Michael Kerrisk3-7/+7
2010-08-31tzfile.5: Add information on version 2 format timezone filesMichael Kerrisk1-4/+20
2010-08-29termcap.5: Minor fix: clarify "null character"Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2010-08-29proc.5: Minor wording fixMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2010-06-20Removed trailing white space at end of linesMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2010-06-19elf.5: Document PN_XNUM extensionDaisuke HATAYAMA1-1/+75
2010-06-19elf.5: Remove words under '.note': "described below"Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2010-06-19elf.5: ffixYuri Kozlov1-0/+2
2010-06-19elf.5: Remove EI_BRANDMichael Kerrisk1-4/+7
2010-06-19proc.5: Improve description of /proc/sys/fs/pipe-max-sizeMichael Kerrisk1-2/+7
2010-06-17proc.5: Document /proc/sys/fs/pipe-max-sizeMichael Kerrisk1-0/+9
2010-06-17proc.5: Simplify description of /proc/sys and /proc/sys/fsMichael Kerrisk1-14/+3
2010-06-12proc.5: spfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2010-06-12proc.5: Document CONFIG_MEMORY_FAILUREMichael Kerrisk1-0/+6
2010-06-12proc.5: Document /proc/sys/vm/memory_failure_recoveryMichael Kerrisk1-1/+10
2010-06-12proc.5: Document /proc/sys/vm/memory_failure_early_killMichael Kerrisk1-0/+45
2010-06-12proc.5: Minor fix: put /proc/sys/vm/swappiness in alphabetical orderMichael Kerrisk1-8/+8
2010-06-11filesystems.5: tfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+0
2010-06-11core.5: tfixDenis Barbier1-1/+1
2010-05-24filesystems.5: Add discussion of ntfs and ext4Jeff Barry1-3/+14
2010-05-22services.5: Remove crufty reference to nonexistent BUGS sectionYuri Kozlov1-2/+2
2010-05-22rpc.5: tfixYuri Kozlov1-1/+1
2010-05-22proc.5: tfixYuri Kozlov1-1/+1
2010-02-27core.5: Update description of coredump_filterMichael Kerrisk1-6/+15
2010-02-27core.5: grfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2010-02-25add_key.2, keyctl.2, request_key.2, stime.2, time.2, ctime.3, difftime.3, fti...Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2010-01-17stime.2, time.2, difftime.3, rtime.3, core.5: srcfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+2
2010-01-17stime.2, time.2, utimensat.2, ctime.3, difftime.3, ftime.3, getspnam.3, mq_re...Michael Witten2-2/+2
2010-01-16ftw.3, resolver.3, issue.5, proc.5, pty.7, suffixes.7: Global fix: s/pre-/pre/Michael Kerrisk2-2/+2
2010-01-16ioctl_list.2, mount.2, select_tut.2, stat.2, getifaddrs.3, pthread_cleanup_pu...Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2010-01-16host.conf.5: wfix: s/non-qualified/unqualified/Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2010-01-16clone.2, ptrace.2, setuid.2, statvfs.2, ulimit.3, nologin.5: Global fix: s/no...Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2010-01-16accept.2, access.2, acct.2, clock_nanosleep.2, mbind.2, mincore.2, remap_file...Michael Kerrisk4-8/+8
2010-01-16spu_create.2, getopt.3, passwd.5: Global fix: s/non-existing/nonexistent/Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2010-01-16intro.1, time.1, adjtimex.2, capget.2, eventfd.2, fcntl.2, getrlimit.2, getso...Michael Kerrisk3-17/+17
2010-01-16accept.2, execve.2, futimesat.2, getresuid.2, getrlimit.2, madvise.2, mq_gets...Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2009-12-31proc.5: tfixFang Wenqi1-1/+1
2009-10-17group.5: s/passwd/password/Michael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2009-09-30stat.2, posix_fallocate.3, proc.5, tcp.7, udp.7: tstampMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2009-09-28proc.5: Fix page cross referenceNicolas François1-1/+1
2009-09-28resolv.conf.5: Minor fixesNicolas François1-3/+3
2009-09-28proc.5: Minor fixesNicolas François1-1/+1
2009-09-28proc.5: dmesg is in section 1, not section 8Michael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2009-03-31Removed trailing white space at end of linesMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2009-03-31proc.5: Document /proc/sysrq-triggerMichael Kerrisk1-0/+9
2009-03-30proc.5: Document /proc/sys/vm/swappinessAmérico Wang1-1/+9
2009-03-08resolv.conf.5: wfixMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2009-03-08resolv.conf.5: grfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2009-03-08resolv.conf.5: wfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2009-03-08resolv.conf.5: Document 'ip6-dotint' / 'no-ip6-dotint' optionMichael Kerrisk1-0/+17
2009-03-08resolv.conf.5: Document 'ip6-bytestring' optionMichael Kerrisk1-0/+9
2009-03-08resolv.conf.5: srcfix: add comments on glibc version numbers for various optionsMichael Kerrisk1-0/+6
2009-03-08resolv.conf.5: Document 'edns0' optionMichael Kerrisk1-0/+8
2009-03-08resolv.conf.5: Note that maximum value of 'timeout' option is capped to 30Michael Kerrisk1-0/+1
2009-03-08resolv.conf.5: Note that maximum value of 'ndots' option is capped to 15Michael Kerrisk1-1/+2
2009-02-23group.5: Various minor rewordings and improvementsMichael Kerrisk1-5/+4
2009-02-21proc.5: spfixMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2009-02-20proc.5: Put /proc/modules entry in correct alphabetical orderMichael Kerrisk1-5/+5
2009-02-20proc.5: Add description of /proc/sys/kernel/sysrqMichael Kerrisk1-1/+28
2009-02-02proc.5: Remove mention of epoll/max_user_instancesMichael Kerrisk1-3/+3
2009-01-23proc.5: ffixSam Varshavchik1-1/+1
2009-01-16proc.5: Add pointer to epoll(7) for description of epoll /proc filesMichael Kerrisk1-2/+11
2008-12-05proc.5: /proc/stat: s/minor/disk_idx/ in description of /proc/statMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2008-11-25connect.2, listen.2, send.2, uname.2, cmsg.3, proc.5, arp.7, ddp.7, icmp.7, i...Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2008-11-25clone.2, mount.2, unshare.2, proc.5, path_resolution.7: Global fix: s/mount-p...Michael Kerrisk1-4/+4
2008-11-25clone.2, mount.2, unshare.2, proc.5, path_resolution.7: Global fix: s/namespa...Michael Kerrisk1-4/+4
2008-11-25proc.5: wfixVegard Nossum1-2/+2
2008-11-25proc.5: Fix reference to kernel source fileIvana Varekova1-3/+3
2008-11-04eventfd.2, getdents.2, mprotect.2, signalfd.2, timerfd_create.2, wait.2, back...Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2008-10-29Removed trailing white space at end of linesMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2008-10-29eventfd.2, getdents.2, mprotect.2, signalfd.2, timerfd_create.2, wait.2, back...Michael Kerrisk1-3/+2
2008-10-29eventfd.2, execve.2, getdents.2, ioprio_set.2, mprotect.2, signalfd.2, timerf...Michael Kerrisk2-20/+21
2008-10-29proc.5: Document /proc/sys/kernel/threads-maxMichael Kerrisk1-1/+5
2008-10-11utmp.5: It is just "other" who should not have write perms on utmpPierre Cazenave1-3/+4
2008-10-11utmp.5: wfixMichael Kerrisk1-2/+6
2008-10-07Removed trailing white space at end of linesMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2008-10-06proc.5: tstampMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2008-10-06proc.5: rewrite and simplify description of /proc/mountsMichael Kerrisk1-10/+6
2008-10-06mount.2: srcfix: remove outdated FIXME.Michael Kerrisk1-6/+0
2008-10-06proc.5: Add description of /proc/PID/mountsMichael Kerrisk1-0/+15
2008-10-06proc.5: wfixPavel Heimlich1-1/+1
2008-10-05acct.5: wfix (remove duplicate word)Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2008-09-29Typo and whitespace fixesNicolas François1-14/+14
2008-09-29Typo and wording fixesNicolas François4-6/+6
2008-09-23Removed trailing white space at end of linesMichael Kerrisk1-2/+2
2008-09-23Update timestampMichael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2008-09-23Can't use comma instead of slash to separate port and protocol.Michael Kerrisk1-8/+10
2008-09-23Remove refs to noonexisent docs.Michael Kerrisk2-12/+8
2008-09-23Minor wording and orthography fixes.Michael Kerrisk1-1/+1
2008-09-23Remove some bugs, that no longer seen to be true in glibc 2.8.Michael Kerrisk1-13/+17