From 7fa9281486e5fbae286ca7bc03383198502d67b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fred Drake Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 20:59:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Slightly expand and clarify the differences between getegid(), getgid(), getpgrp(), and setpgid(). This closes SF bug #547939. --- Doc/lib/libos.tex | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/lib/libos.tex b/Doc/lib/libos.tex index 13db32bb41c8..18f809c6fcc8 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex @@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ Availability: \UNIX. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{getegid}{} -Return the current process' effective group id. +Return the effective group id of the current process. This +corresponds to the `set id' bit on the file being executed in the +current process. Availability: \UNIX. \end{funcdesc} @@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ Availability: \UNIX. \begin{funcdesc}{getgid}{} \index{process!group} -Return the current process' group id. +Return the real group id of the current process. Availability: \UNIX. \end{funcdesc} @@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ Availability: \UNIX. \begin{funcdesc}{getpgrp}{} \index{process!group} -Return the current process group id. +Return the id of the current process group. Availability: \UNIX. \end{funcdesc} @@ -218,9 +220,10 @@ Calls the system call \cfunction{setpgrp()} or \cfunction{setpgrp(0, Availability: \UNIX. \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{setpgid}{pid, pgrp} -Calls the system call \cfunction{setpgid()}. See the \UNIX{} manual -for the semantics. +\begin{funcdesc}{setpgid}{pid, pgrp} Calls the system call +\cfunction{setpgid()} to set the process group id of the process with +id \var{pid} to the process group with id \var{pgrp}. See the \UNIX{} +manual for the semantics. Availability: \UNIX. \end{funcdesc} -- 2.47.3