getrlimit.2: Various minor wording fixes

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diff --git a/man2/getrlimit.2 b/man2/getrlimit.2
index 4071616dccac5eca20df630ed992fe28a7ba7f41..fe9c812db79b935104554b24ed900a22bd50b5c6 100644 (file)
--- a/man2/getrlimit.2
+++ b/man2/getrlimit.2
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ The
 argument must be one of:
 .TP
 .B RLIMIT_AS
-The maximum size of the process's virtual memory (address space) in bytes.
+This is the maximum size of the process's virtual memory
+(address space) in bytes.
 .\" since 2.0.27 / 2.1.12
 This limit affects calls to
 .BR brk (2),
@@ -145,15 +146,17 @@ Since the value is a \fIlong\fP, on machines with a 32-bit \fIlong\fP
 either this limit is at most 2 GiB, or this resource is unlimited.
 .TP
 .B RLIMIT_CORE
-Maximum size of a
+This is the maximum size of a
 .I core
 file (see
-.BR core (5)).
+.BR core (5))
+that the process may dump.
 When 0 no core dump files are created.
 When nonzero, larger dumps are truncated to this size.
 .TP
 .B RLIMIT_CPU
-CPU time limit in seconds.
+This is a limit, in seconds,
+on the amount of CPU time that the process can consume.
 When the process reaches the soft limit, it is sent a
 .B SIGXCPU
 signal.
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ perform an orderly termination upon first receipt of
 .BR SIGXCPU .)
 .TP
 .B RLIMIT_DATA
-The maximum size of the process's data segment (initialized data,
+This is the maximum size of the process's data segment (initialized data,
 uninitialized data, and heap).
 This limit affects calls to
 .BR brk (2)
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ which fail with the error
 upon encountering the soft limit of this resource.
 .TP
 .B RLIMIT_FSIZE
-The maximum size of files that the process may create.
+This is the maximum size of files that the process may create.
 Attempts to extend a file beyond this limit result in delivery of a
 .B SIGXFSZ
 signal.
@@ -197,16 +200,16 @@ fails with the error
 .TP
 .BR RLIMIT_LOCKS " (Early Linux 2.4 only)"
 .\" to be precise: Linux 2.4.0-test9; no longer in 2.4.25 / 2.5.65
-A limit on the combined number of
+This is a limit on the combined number of
 .BR flock (2)
 locks and
 .BR fcntl (2)
 leases that this process may establish.
 .TP
 .B RLIMIT_MEMLOCK
-The maximum number of bytes of memory that may be locked
+This is the maximum number of bytes of memory that may be locked
 into RAM.
-In effect this limit is rounded down to the nearest multiple
+This limit is in effect rounded down to the nearest multiple
 of the system page size.
 This limit affects
 .BR mlock (2)
@@ -243,7 +246,7 @@ that a privileged process may lock, and this limit instead governs
 the amount of memory that an unprivileged process may lock.
 .TP
 .BR RLIMIT_MSGQUEUE " (since Linux 2.6.8)"
-Specifies the limit on the number of bytes that can be allocated
+This is a limit on the number of bytes that can be allocated
 for POSIX message queues for the real user ID of the calling process.
 This limit is enforced for
 .BR mq_open (3).
@@ -287,7 +290,7 @@ create an unlimited number of zero-length messages (such messages
 nevertheless each consume some system memory for bookkeeping overhead).
 .TP
 .BR RLIMIT_NICE " (since Linux 2.6.12, but see BUGS below)"
-Specifies a ceiling to which the process's nice value can be raised using
+This specifies a ceiling to which the process's nice value can be raised using
 .BR setpriority (2)
 or
 .BR nice (2).
@@ -306,7 +309,7 @@ For more detail on the nice value, see
 .BR sched (7).
 .TP
 .B RLIMIT_NOFILE
-Specifies a value one greater than the maximum file descriptor number
+This specifies a value one greater than the maximum file descriptor number
 that can be opened by this process.
 Attempts
 .RB ( open (2),
@@ -320,7 +323,8 @@ to exceed this limit yield the error
 on BSD.)
 .TP
 .B RLIMIT_NPROC
-The maximum number of processes (or, more precisely on Linux, threads)
+This is the maximum number of processes
+(or, more precisely on Linux, threads)
 that can be created for the real user ID of the calling process.
 Upon encountering this limit,
 .BR fork (2)
@@ -333,7 +337,7 @@ or the
 capability.
 .TP
 .B RLIMIT_RSS
-Specifies the limit (in bytes) of the process's resident set
+This is a limit (in bytes) on the process's resident set
 (the number of virtual pages resident in RAM).
 This limit has effect only in Linux 2.4.x, x < 30, and there
 affects only calls to
@@ -345,7 +349,7 @@ specifying
 .\"       -- MTK, Jul 05
 .TP
 .BR RLIMIT_RTPRIO " (since Linux 2.6.12, but see BUGS)"
-Specifies a ceiling on the real-time priority that may be set for
+This specifies a ceiling on the real-time priority that may be set for
 this process using
 .BR sched_setscheduler (2)
 and
@@ -355,7 +359,7 @@ For further details on real-time scheduling policies, see
 .BR sched (7)
 .TP
 .BR RLIMIT_RTTIME " (since Linux 2.6.25)"
-Specifies a limit (in microseconds)
+This is a limit (in microseconds)
 on the amount of CPU time that a process scheduled
 under a real-time scheduling policy may consume without making a blocking
 system call.
@@ -384,7 +388,7 @@ For further details on real-time scheduling policies, see
 .BR sched (7)
 .TP
 .BR RLIMIT_SIGPENDING " (since Linux 2.6.8)"
-Specifies the limit on the number of signals
+This is a limit on the number of signals
 that may be queued for the real user ID of the calling process.
 Both standard and real-time signals are counted for the purpose of
 checking this limit.
@@ -398,7 +402,7 @@ queued to the process.
 .\" that was present in kernels <= 2.6.7.  MTK Dec 04
 .TP
 .B RLIMIT_STACK
-The maximum size of the process stack, in bytes.
+This is the maximum size of the process stack, in bytes.
 Upon reaching this limit, a
 .B SIGSEGV
 signal is generated.