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.\" Changed data type of proj_id; minor fixes
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-.TH FTOK 3 2001-11-28 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH FTOK 3 2019-08-02 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
ftok \- convert a pathname and a project identifier to a System V IPC key
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <sys/types.h>
.B #include <sys/ipc.h>
.fi
-.sp
+.PP
.BI "key_t ftok(const char *" pathname ", int " proj_id );
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR semget (2),
or
.BR shmget (2).
-.LP
+.PP
The resulting value is the same for all pathnames that
name the same file, when the same value of
.I proj_id
is used.
The value returned should be different when the
(simultaneously existing) files or the project IDs differ.
-.SH "RETURN VALUE"
+.SH RETURN VALUE
On success, the generated
.I key_t
value is returned.
indicating the error as for the
.BR stat (2)
system call.
-.SH "CONFORMING TO"
-POSIX.1-2001.
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
+.BR attributes (7).
+.TS
+allbox;
+lb lb lb
+l l l.
+Interface Attribute Value
+T{
+.BR ftok ()
+T} Thread safety MT-Safe
+.TE
+.SH CONFORMING TO
+POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
.SH NOTES
-Under libc4 and libc5 (and under SunOS 4.x) the prototype was:
-.sp
-.RS
+On some ancient systems, the prototype was:
+.PP
+.in +4n
+.EX
.BI "key_t ftok(char *" pathname ", char " proj_id );
-.RE
+.EE
+.in
.PP
-Today
+Today,
.I proj_id
is an
.IR int ,
that is why the behavior is said to be undefined when
.I proj_id
is zero.
-.LP
-Of course no guarantee can be given that the resulting
+.PP
+Of course, no guarantee can be given that the resulting
.I key_t
is unique.
-Typically, a best effort attempt combines the given
+Typically, a best-effort attempt combines the given
.I proj_id
byte, the lower 16 bits of the inode number, and the
lower 8 bits of the device number into a 32-bit result.
.I /dev/hda1
and files on
.IR /dev/sda1 .
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.SH SEE ALSO
.BR msgget (2),
.BR semget (2),
.BR shmget (2),
.BR stat (2),
-.BR svipc (7)
+.BR sysvipc (7)