From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67622C4724C for ; Fri, 1 May 2020 08:29:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D65A20787 for ; Fri, 1 May 2020 08:29:54 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="vWmkQ7e+" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728411AbgEAI3y (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 May 2020 04:29:54 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:60244 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728325AbgEAI3x (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 May 2020 04:29:53 -0400 Received: from mail-ej1-x641.google.com (mail-ej1-x641.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::641]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A1383C035494 for ; Fri, 1 May 2020 01:29:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ej1-x641.google.com with SMTP id x1so6961725ejd.8 for ; Fri, 01 May 2020 01:29:51 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:reply-to:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc; bh=4B5u/14W79dzX3lIvWHIdGrSXjat9puEWoijWkPjwhk=; b=vWmkQ7e+56Ib/5HWX+T98iMgh7UvsH8OZOo7WWJF95V5cbj66loS8/jXlvUSb+P8wq rQAn79LxIao3t2AqAeLIG9DJR2XpXn74dpK7rsbhvpS4B2LObXtvUuz48Mvlt8elU8oO +3BxsZuk5X9SR94SvouB/sqv5/jAeiQDOnnAA+GgFV9k/JMFOD25NmFJiMGaHYNySHIQ tBfeNABb8gx/tW+BARw7DZWhWChtROAwGweV1GarMNhaX6g7qQuHa8mTTKx10WEifj3g ZM1u3Hi53zJXu8UzWZMy+v1fU5Juu//uLQdJjrwPj0tKw79HLAV7HHVWvjkwiqFF1CoF ixcg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:reply-to :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=4B5u/14W79dzX3lIvWHIdGrSXjat9puEWoijWkPjwhk=; b=K2eTKlsPAA/hDUdttauyQLzIZWQOsL2xPlSo5x6ZWhSz6YZLQGf4ay2ueJ9RuBuN2J B1hu+kvlSQ033W5seSoqy3N4xm04+lYnY9j3aX7jQko99bh23HkvXV8wcb0paUP+5nOS xBMHh+0D2lmrdfss4OXmNV7Z7ZlmFY0v6YDVcmQiaZ1cXfye1bySb7iRp4VN9Rf6zt8l T8ywJCkTrqIEBur9sjFVwzmhoWnTBqjnIzkpxea6U0bRVESCkAhz1Vf6aiGLyL0JuqZp PMgN5aDEwBCpY4vL+MI47F287pdotVJqAysC9EE6JmlnqQ7uIfPOyR6FXqHJXi/RuSsy fGyg== X-Gm-Message-State: AGi0PuaeKcsn7mFm7CPDPJzf6alM4Dc8t+zW0hfBpLE70Zc3CcklbTKt QSoS1PInnQU5zcnGvt3cSO/8qy4J94JTrjh/wrfvMQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APiQypKBiA0G+v57CRr2lVRZTqFDIuvgBZbD3EfJ4TwyV6njQ2znBmcD/gn1RQCVL6A8oRSxKR/DWTnimYvp0oeuKSU= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:5fd2:: with SMTP id k18mr2125835ejv.243.1588321790377; Fri, 01 May 2020 01:29:50 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20200419064802.GA30678@Debian-50-lenny-64-minimal> <20200501071339.GB938@Debian-50-lenny-64-minimal> In-Reply-To: <20200501071339.GB938@Debian-50-lenny-64-minimal> Reply-To: mtk.manpages@gmail.com From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 10:29:39 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Errors in man pages, here: getgrent(3): Understanding To: Helge Kreutzmann Cc: linux-man Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: linux-man-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-man@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 1 May 2020 at 09:13, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > > Hello Michael, > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 11:54:57AM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > > On 4/19/20 8:48 AM, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > > > explain|reword "broken-out" or skip it > > > > > > "The B() function returns a pointer to a structure containing the " > > > "broken-out fields of a record in the group database (e.g., the local group " > > > "file I, NIS, and LDAP). The first time B() is " > > > "called, it returns the first entry; thereafter, it returns successive " > > > "entries." > > > > I don't really see what the problem is. "broken-out" seems > > reasonably clear to me. I'm ignoring this for now. > > I then assume that it is a synonym for "extracted" or "taken out". Yes. The fields are "broken out" from the "complete" record in the database. Thanks, Michael -- Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/