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authorOndřej Bílka <neleai@seznam.cz>2015-07-12 11:32:56 +0200
committerOndřej Bílka <neleai@seznam.cz>2015-08-20 09:43:50 +0200
commit9ceeb279314a9b76679044749bd98aa817006bd1 (patch)
tree8e35a5205b0e2a800b463cc3796fccc763ea0453 /manual/filesys.texi
parentcd4e69ed3e4b2d51ebd3dfaa0730793cf913de77 (diff)
Fix exponents in manual.
* manual/macros.texi: Add twoexp macro. * manual/filesys.texi: Fix exponents. * manual/llio.texi: Likewise. * manual/stdio.texi: Likewise.
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@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ writing the file. (This is unrelated to @code{st_blocks}.)
@end deftp
The extensions for the Large File Support (LFS) require, even on 32-bit
-machines, types which can handle file sizes up to @math{2^63}.
+machines, types which can handle file sizes up to @twoexp{63}.
Therefore a new definition of @code{struct stat} is necessary.
@comment sys/stat.h
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ replaces the normal implementation.
@deftypefun int stat64 (const char *@var{filename}, struct stat64 *@var{buf})
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
This function is similar to @code{stat} but it is also able to work on
-files larger than @math{2^31} bytes on 32-bit systems. To be able to do
+files larger than @twoexp{31} bytes on 32-bit systems. To be able to do
this the result is stored in a variable of type @code{struct stat64} to
which @var{buf} must point.
@@ -2097,7 +2097,7 @@ replaces the normal implementation.
@c Direct system call through lxstat64, sometimes with an xstat conv
@c call afterwards.
This function is similar to @code{lstat} but it is also able to work on
-files larger than @math{2^31} bytes on 32-bit systems. To be able to do
+files larger than @twoexp{31} bytes on 32-bit systems. To be able to do
this the result is stored in a variable of type @code{struct stat64} to
which @var{buf} must point.
@@ -3073,7 +3073,7 @@ systems do not support this feature and will leave the file unchanged.
When the source file is compiled with @code{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64} the
@code{truncate} function is in fact @code{truncate64} and the type
@code{off_t} has 64 bits which makes it possible to handle files up to
-@math{2^63} bytes in length.
+@twoexp{63} bytes in length.
The return value is @math{0} for success, or @math{-1} for an error. In
addition to the usual file name errors, the following errors may occur:
@@ -3110,7 +3110,7 @@ The operation was interrupted by a signal.
This function is similar to the @code{truncate} function. The
difference is that the @var{length} argument is 64 bits wide even on 32
bits machines, which allows the handling of files with sizes up to
-@math{2^63} bytes.
+@twoexp{63} bytes.
When the source file is compiled with @code{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64} on a
32 bits machine this function is actually available under the name
@@ -3144,7 +3144,7 @@ The example below shows how this works.
When the source file is compiled with @code{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64} the
@code{ftruncate} function is in fact @code{ftruncate64} and the type
@code{off_t} has 64 bits which makes it possible to handle files up to
-@math{2^63} bytes in length.
+@twoexp{63} bytes in length.
The return value is @math{0} for success, or @math{-1} for an error. The
following errors may occur:
@@ -3190,7 +3190,7 @@ The operation was interrupted by a signal.
This function is similar to the @code{ftruncate} function. The
difference is that the @var{length} argument is 64 bits wide even on 32
bits machines which allows the handling of files with sizes up to
-@math{2^63} bytes.
+@twoexp{63} bytes.
When the source file is compiled with @code{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS == 64} on a
32 bits machine this function is actually available under the name
@@ -3430,7 +3430,7 @@ interface transparently replaces the old interface.
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@asunsafe{@ascuheap{} @asulock{}}@acunsafe{@acsmem{} @acsfd{} @aculock{}}}
This function is similar to @code{tmpfile}, but the stream it returns a
pointer to was opened using @code{tmpfile64}. Therefore this stream can
-be used for files larger than @math{2^31} bytes on 32-bit machines.
+be used for files larger than @twoexp{31} bytes on 32-bit machines.
Please note that the return type is still @code{FILE *}. There is no
special @code{FILE} type for the LFS interface.