From 99a206167bd94400d129991e1ec257820eb6df00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ulrich Drepper Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 21:22:28 +0000 Subject: Update. 2000-05-21 Ulrich Drepper * manual/memory.texi: Document memory handling functions. * manual/time.texi: Document timespec and friends. * manual/conf.texi: Fix references. * manual/ctype.texi: Likewise. * manual/errno.texi: Likewise. * manual/intro.texi: Likewise. * manual/locale.texi: Likewise. * manual/sysinfo.texi: Likewise. Patches by Bryan Henderson . --- manual/sysinfo.texi | 19 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'manual/sysinfo.texi') diff --git a/manual/sysinfo.texi b/manual/sysinfo.texi index 266ecfda7a..7cc43ecc25 100644 --- a/manual/sysinfo.texi +++ b/manual/sysinfo.texi @@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ can make changes. @menu * Host Identification:: Determining the name of the machine. -* Hardware/Software Type ID:: Determining the hardware type of the - machine and what operating system it is - running. +* Platform Type:: Determining operating system and basic + machine type * Filesystem Handling:: Controlling/querying mounts * System Parameters:: Getting and setting various system parameters @end menu @@ -216,8 +215,8 @@ each machine. @end table @end deftypefun -@node Hardware/Software Type ID -@section Hardware/Software Type Identification +@node Platform Type +@section Platform Type Identification You can use the @code{uname} function to find out some information about the type of computer your program is running on. This function and the @@ -308,7 +307,7 @@ possibility. @node Filesystem Handling -@section Controlling/querying mounts +@section Controlling and Querying Mounts All files are in filesystems, and before you can access any file, its filesystem must be mounted. Because of Unix's concept of @@ -337,10 +336,10 @@ gets stored. @menu * Mount Information:: What is or could be mounted? -* Mount/Unmount/Remount:: Controlling what is mounted and how +* Mount-Unmount-Remount:: Controlling what is mounted and how @end menu -@node Mount Information, Mount/Unmount/Remount, , Filesystem Handling +@node Mount Information, Mount-Unmount-Remount, , Filesystem Handling For some programs it is desirable and necessary to access information about whether a certain filesystem is mounted and, if it is, where, or @@ -756,7 +755,7 @@ without relying on facilities outside the kernel to keep @file{mtab} up to date. -@node Mount/Unmount/Remount, , Mount Information, Filesystem Handling +@node Mount-Unmount-Remount, , Mount Information, Filesystem Handling This section describes the functions for mounting, unmounting, and remounting filesystems. @@ -1187,7 +1186,7 @@ parameters are: @item @code{gethostname}, @code{sethostname} (@xref{Host Identification}.) @item -@code{uname} (@xref{Hardware/Software Type ID}.) +@code{uname} (@xref{Platform Type}.) @item @code{bdflush} @end itemize -- cgit v1.2.3