The `:' is aligned with the traditional format of the widely used command-line utility `chown'. Signed-off-by: Michael Witten <mfwitten@xxxxxxxxx> --- man4/fd.4 | 2 +- man4/initrd.4 | 2 +- man4/pts.4 | 2 +- man4/tty.4 | 2 +- man4/vcs.4 | 4 ++-- 5 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/man4/fd.4 b/man4/fd.4 index 06bddd014..8c0a3f371 100644 --- a/man4/fd.4 +++ b/man4/fd.4 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fd \- floppy disk device Floppy drives are block devices with major number 2. Typically they are owned by -.I root.floppy +root:floppy (i.e., user root, group floppy) and have either mode 0660 (access checking via group membership) or mode 0666 (everybody has access). diff --git a/man4/initrd.4 b/man4/initrd.4 index ae5e38f64..cdb41ce28 100644 --- a/man4/initrd.4 +++ b/man4/initrd.4 @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ major number 1 and minor number 250. Typically .I /dev/initrd is owned by -.I root.disk +root:disk with mode 0400 (read access by root only). If the Linux system does not have .I /dev/initrd diff --git a/man4/pts.4 b/man4/pts.4 index fa3ea60c0..93a97ad73 100644 --- a/man4/pts.4 +++ b/man4/pts.4 @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ptmx, pts \- pseudoterminal master and slave The file .I /dev/ptmx is a character file with major number 5 and -minor number 2, usually of mode 0666 and owner.group of root.root. +minor number 2, usually with mode 0666 and ownership root:root. It is used to create a pseudoterminal master and slave pair. .PP When a process opens diff --git a/man4/tty.4 b/man4/tty.4 index 942947707..1ba1ff22b 100644 --- a/man4/tty.4 +++ b/man4/tty.4 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ tty \- controlling terminal The file .I /dev/tty is a character file with major number 5 and -minor number 0, usually of mode 0666 and owner.group root.tty. +minor number 0, usually with mode 0666 and ownership root:tty. It is a synonym for the controlling terminal of a process, if any. .PP In addition to the diff --git a/man4/vcs.4 b/man4/vcs.4 index f695b956c..a6c662ea8 100644 --- a/man4/vcs.4 +++ b/man4/vcs.4 @@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ vcs, vcsa \- virtual console memory .SH DESCRIPTION .I /dev/vcs0 is a character device with major number 7 and minor number -0, usually of mode 0644 and owner root.tty. +0, usually with mode 0644 and ownership root:tty. It refers to the memory of the currently displayed virtual console terminal. .PP .I /dev/vcs[1\-63] are character devices for virtual console terminals, they have major number 7 and minor number 1 to 63, usually -mode 0644 and owner root.tty. +mode 0644 and ownership root:tty. .IR /dev/vcsa[0\-63] are the same, but using -- 2.19.0
