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1 | --- gethostname.3.orig 2010-04-28 23:38:49.000000000 -0700 |
2 | +++ gethostname.3 2010-04-28 23:47:57.000000000 -0700 | |
3 | @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ argument | |
224c7076 A |
4 | specifies the size of the |
5 | .Fa name | |
6 | array. | |
7 | -The returned name is null-terminated unless insufficient space is provided. | |
8 | +The returned name is null-terminated, unless insufficient space is provided. | |
9 | .Pp | |
10 | The | |
11 | .Fn sethostname | |
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12 | @@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ which has length |
13 | This call is restricted to the super-user and | |
14 | is normally used only when the system is bootstrapped. | |
15 | .Pp | |
16 | -Host names are limited to | |
17 | -.Brq Dv HOST_NAME_MAX | |
18 | +Host names are limited in length to | |
19 | +.Brq Dv sysconf(_SC_HOST_NAME_MAX) | |
20 | characters, not including the trailing null, currently 255. | |
21 | .Sh RETURN VALUES | |
22 | .Rv -std | |
23 | @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ The | |
24 | function conforms to | |
25 | .St -p1003.1-2001 . | |
26 | Callers should be aware that | |
27 | -.Brq Dv HOST_NAME_MAX | |
28 | +.Brq Dv sysconf(_SC_HOST_NAME_MAX) | |
29 | may be variable or infinite, but is guaranteed to be no less than | |
30 | .Brq Dv _POSIX_HOST_NAME_MAX . | |
31 | On older systems, this limit was defined in the non-standard header |