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[src/trunk]: src/lib/libc/sys vfork.2: clarify posix_spawn recommendation, po...



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/5410e43f6fa6
branches:  trunk
changeset: 1021610:5410e43f6fa6
user:      nia <nia%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Wed Jun 09 06:00:16 2021 +0000

description:
vfork.2: clarify posix_spawn recommendation, pointed out by kre

diffstat:

 lib/libc/sys/vfork.2 |  10 +++++++---
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diffs (28 lines):

diff -r a005bf0a86d6 -r 5410e43f6fa6 lib/libc/sys/vfork.2
--- a/lib/libc/sys/vfork.2      Tue Jun 08 19:26:48 2021 +0000
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/vfork.2      Wed Jun 09 06:00:16 2021 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: vfork.2,v 1.29 2021/06/08 16:15:11 nia Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: vfork.2,v 1.30 2021/06/09 06:00:16 nia Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)vfork.2    8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
 .\"
-.Dd June 8, 2021
+.Dd June 9, 2021
 .Dt VFORK 2
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -140,4 +140,8 @@
 calls are allowed and input attempts result in an end-of-file indication.
 .Pp
 New applications should prefer
-.Xr posix_spawn 3 .
+.Xr posix_spawn 3
+over
+.Nm
+followed by
+.Xr execve 2 .



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