Re: Error in strcmp(3) man page and problem cloning from git

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Never mind about the git problem; I just checked
    http://linux-man-pages.blogspot.com/
and was able to clone from
    https://github.com/mkerrisk/man-pages.git .

The stuff about the error in strcmp(3) still stands, though.

On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Keith Thompson
<keithsthompson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man3/strcmp.3.html
> says:
>
>     The strcmp() function compares the two strings s1 and s2.
>
> This is incorrect.  s1 and s2 are pointers, not strings.
>
> Suggested wording:
>
>     The strcmp() function compares the two strings pointed to by s1 and s2.
>
> I presume there are other errors like this.  I can probably find the time to
> track them down and submit a git patch; would that be useful?
>
> Hmm, I just tried to clone the git repository, and it failed:
>
>     $ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git
>     Cloning into man-pages...
>     fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
>
>
> --
> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson@xxxxxxxxx>



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