From: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:18:42 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: prlimit: in man page, mark --resource as placeholder, not literal option
X-Git-Tag: v2.42-start~31
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=343a6a5db6270a42862594369fd7cc094fd208b3;p=thirdparty%2Futil-linux.git

prlimit: in man page, mark --resource as placeholder, not literal option

Also, show that --pid takes an argument, and improve its description.

Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
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diff --git a/sys-utils/prlimit.1.adoc b/sys-utils/prlimit.1.adoc
index 49534cd52..4e839016d 100644
--- a/sys-utils/prlimit.1.adoc
+++ b/sys-utils/prlimit.1.adoc
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ prlimit - get and set process resource limits
 
 == SYNOPSIS
 
-*prlimit* [options] [*--resource*[**=**_limits_]] [*--pid* _PID_]
+*prlimit* [options] [**--**_resource_[**=**_limits_]] [*--pid* _PID_]
 
-*prlimit* [options] [*--resource*[**=**_limits_]] _command_ [_argument_...]
+*prlimit* [options] [**--**_resource_[**=**_limits_]] _command_ [_argument_...]
 
 == DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ Do not print a header line.
 *-o*, *--output* _list_::
 Define the output columns to use. If no output arrangement is specified, then a default set is used. Use *--help* to get a list of all supported columns.
 
-*-p*, *--pid*::
-Specify the process id; if none is given, the running process will be used.
+*-p*, *--pid* _PID_::
+Specify the process ID.  Without this option (and without a _command_),
+the running process will be used.
 
 *--raw*::
 Use the raw output format.