Libc-1272.200.26.tar.gz

[apple/libc.git] / stdio / FreeBSD / setbuf.3

diff --git a/stdio/FreeBSD/setbuf.3 b/stdio/FreeBSD/setbuf.3
index 466d8b34f03be9f17c833f343873bcf9191e5645..6a33459a5cf9a3278fdf38dd25f1a5cb94181889 100644 (file)
--- a/stdio/FreeBSD/setbuf.3
+++ b/stdio/FreeBSD/setbuf.3
@@ -79,6 +79,24 @@ characters are saved up until a newline is output
 or input is read from any stream attached to a terminal device
 (typically
 .Dv stdin ) .
 or input is read from any stream attached to a terminal device
 (typically
 .Dv stdin ) .

+.Pp
+The default buffer settings can be overwritten for stdout
+.Dv ( STDBUF1 )
+or for all descriptors
+.Dv ( STDBUF ) .
+The environment variable value is a letter followed by an optional numeric
+value indicating the size of the buffer.
+Valid sizes range from 0B to 64KB.
+Valid letters are:
+.Bl -tag -width X -indent
+.It Dv Li U
+Unbuffered.
+.It Dv Li L
+Line-buffered.
+.It Dv Li F
+Fully-buffered.
+.El
+.Pp

 The function
 .Xr fflush 3
 may be used to force the block out early.
 The function
 .Xr fflush 3
 may be used to force the block out early.