On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 08:25:36PM +0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > A good example of what you're talking about is exec(3): > > int execl(const char *pathname, const char *arg, ... > /*, (char *) NULL */); > int execlp(const char *file, const char *arg, ... > /*, (char *) NULL */); > int execle(const char *pathname, const char *arg, ... > /*, (char *) NULL, char *const envp[] */); > int execv(const char *pathname, char *const argv[]); > int execvp(const char *file, char *const argv[]); > int execvpe(const char *file, char *const argv[], char *const envp[]); > > The p functions *require* a filename, while the non-p functions accept a > pathname. I would change that manual page for consistency into either > pathname and filename, or path and file, but the current mix is bad. I started The POSIXly Correct Reform. :) <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/src/alx/linux/man-pages/man-pages.git/log/?h=posixly> Cheers, Alex -- <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
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