[PATCH] exec.3: Fix description of 'e' variants

[PATCH] exec.3: Fix description of 'e' variants

[Alejandro Colomar]

From: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>

The envp argument specifies the environment of the new process image,
not "the environment of the caller".

Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
---
 man3/exec.3 | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/man3/exec.3 b/man3/exec.3
index 211e06421..3d936d08d 100644
--- a/man3/exec.3
+++ b/man3/exec.3
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ The array of pointers
 .I must
 be terminated by a null pointer.
 .SS e - execle(), execvpe()
-The environment of the caller is specified via the argument
+The environment of the new process image is specified via the argument
 .IR envp .
 The
 .I envp
-- 
2.30.1

Re: [PATCH] exec.3: Fix description of 'e' variants

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Hi Alex,

On 3/20/21 12:57 AM, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> From: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
> 
> The envp argument specifies the environment of the new process image,
> not "the environment of the caller".

Thanks. Patch applied.

Cheers,

Michael

> Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
> ---
>  man3/exec.3 | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man3/exec.3 b/man3/exec.3
> index 211e06421..3d936d08d 100644
> --- a/man3/exec.3
> +++ b/man3/exec.3
> @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ The array of pointers
>  .I must
>  be terminated by a null pointer.
>  .SS e - execle(), execvpe()
> -The environment of the caller is specified via the argument
> +The environment of the new process image is specified via the argument
>  .IR envp .
>  The
>  .I envp
> 


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