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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/manual/users.texi b/manual/users.texi index ce6d526b4a..9e397d3d4d 100644 --- a/manual/users.texi +++ b/manual/users.texi @@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ strings which are pointed to by the elements of the result structure. This stream must correspond to a file in the same format as the standard password database file. -If the funciton returns null @var{result} points to the structure with +If the function returns null @var{result} points to the structure with the wanted data (normally this is in @var{result_buf}). If errors occured the return value is non-null and @var{result} contains a null pointer. @@ -914,9 +914,9 @@ result is placed in the user supplied structure pointed to by the elements of the result structure, are placed in the additional buffer or length @var{buflen} starting at @var{buffer}. -If the function returns null @var{result} points to the structure with +If the function returns zero @var{result} points to the structure with the wanted data (normally this is in @var{result_buf}). If errors -occured the return value is non-null and @var{result} contains a null +occured the return value is non-zero and @var{result} contains a null pointer. @end deftypefun @@ -1023,8 +1023,8 @@ strings which are pointed to by the elements of the result structure. If the return value is @code{0} the pointer returned in @var{result} points to the record which contains the wanted data (i.e., @var{result} -contains the value @var{result_buf}). In case the return value is non -null there is no group in the data base with group ID @var{gid} or the +contains the value @var{result_buf}). If the return value is non-zero +there is no group in the data base with group ID @var{gid} or the buffer @var{buffer} is too small to contain all the needed information. In the later case the global @var{errno} variable is set to @code{ERANGE}. @@ -1054,8 +1054,8 @@ strings which are pointed to by the elements of the result structure. If the return value is @code{0} the pointer returned in @var{result} points to the record which contains the wanted data (i.e., @var{result} -contains the value @var{result_buf}). In case the return value is non -null there is no group in the data base with group name @var{name} or the +contains the value @var{result_buf}). If the return value is non-zero +there is no group in the data base with group name @var{name} or the buffer @var{buffer} is too small to contain all the needed information. In the later case the global @var{errno} variable is set to @code{ERANGE}. @@ -1098,9 +1098,9 @@ strings which are pointed to by the elements of the result structure. This stream must correspond to a file in the same format as the standard group database file. -If the funciton returns null @var{result} points to the structure with +If the function returns zero @var{result} points to the structure with the wanted data (normally this is in @var{result_buf}). If errors -occured the return value is non-null and @var{result} contains a null +occured the return value is non-zero and @var{result} contains a null pointer. @end deftypefun @@ -1135,9 +1135,9 @@ result is placed in the user supplied structure pointed to by the elements of the result structure, are placed in the additional buffer or length @var{buflen} starting at @var{buffer}. -If the function returns null @var{result} points to the structure with +If the function returns zero @var{result} points to the structure with the wanted data (normally this is in @var{result_buf}). If errors -occured the return value is non-null and @var{result} contains a null +occured the return value is non-zero and @var{result} contains a null pointer. @end deftypefun @@ -1186,8 +1186,8 @@ in either of the input services must have the following form: @end smallexample Any of the fields in the triple can be empty which means anything -matches. While describing te functions we will see that the opposite -case is useful as well. I.e., there shall be entries which will not +matches. While describing the functions we will see that the opposite +case is useful as well. I.e., there may be entries which will not match any input. For entries like a name consisting of the single character @code{-} shall be used. @@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ also true for the name @code{-} which should not match any other string otherwise. The return value is @code{1} if an entry matching the given triple is -found in the netgroup. The return value is @code{0} is the netgroup +found in the netgroup. The return value is @code{0} if the netgroup itself is not found, the netgroup does not contain the triple or internal errors occured. @end deftypefun |