Subject: lib/1710: error in system(3) man page
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: John Kohl <jtk@kolvir.arlington.ma.us>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 10/31/1995 20:02:25
>Number:         1710
>Category:       lib
>Synopsis:       error in system(3) man page
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    lib-bug-people (Library Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Oct 31 20:35:00 1995
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     John Kohl
>Organization:
NetBSD Kernel Hackers `R` Us
>Release:        NetBSD -current, 1995/10/30
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD pattern 1.1_ALPHA NetBSD 1.1_ALPHA (PATTERN) #195: Sun Oct 22 13:31:09 EDT 1995 jtk@pattern:/u1/NetBSD-current/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/PATTERN i386


>Description:
	system(3)  cross references waitpid(3).  It should reference
waitpid(2)

>How-To-Repeat:
read the fine manual.
>Fix:
*** system.3	1995/11/01 01:02:09	1.1
--- system.3	1995/11/01 01:02:16
***************
*** 72,78 ****
  Otherwise,
  .Fn system
  returns the termination status of the shell in the format specified by 
! .Xr waitpid 3 .
  .Sh RETURN VALUES 
  If a child process cannot be created, or the termination status of
  the shell cannot be obtained, 
--- 72,78 ----
  Otherwise,
  .Fn system
  returns the termination status of the shell in the format specified by 
! .Xr waitpid 2 .
  .Sh RETURN VALUES 
  If a child process cannot be created, or the termination status of
  the shell cannot be obtained, 
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: