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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2004-07-02 21:45:06 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2004-07-02 21:45:06 +0000
commit46fddaa54b09baa407fa66a14d46c0cc3a906e60 (patch)
tree602e903272257a1c5b455a48800dcaa680741026 /sbin/ldconfig
parent20fbd172b22ab587e9d796f4cb8664a235cebe78 (diff)
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Mechanically kill hard sentence breaks.
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8 b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8
index 2c84f0e..007d30d 100644
--- a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8
+++ b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ utility is used to prepare a set of
.Dq hints
for use by the dynamic linker
to facilitate quick lookup of shared libraries available in multiple
-directories. It scans a set of built-in system directories and any
+directories.
+It scans a set of built-in system directories and any
.Ar directories
specified on the command line (in the given order) looking for
shared libraries and stores the results in a system file to forestall
@@ -57,8 +58,10 @@ operations the dynamic linker would have to perform to load the
required shared libraries.
.Pp
Files named on the command line are expected to contain directories
-to scan for shared libraries. Each directory's pathname must start on a new
-line. Blank lines and lines starting with the comment character
+to scan for shared libraries.
+Each directory's pathname must start on a new
+line.
+Blank lines and lines starting with the comment character
.Ql \&#
are ignored.
Filenames must conform to the
@@ -105,15 +108,18 @@ Generate the hints for a.out format shared libraries.
.It Fl elf
Generate the hints for ELF format shared libraries.
.It Fl R
-Rescan the previously configured directories. This opens the previous hints
-file and fetches the directory list from the header. Any additional pathnames
+Rescan the previously configured directories.
+This opens the previous hints
+file and fetches the directory list from the header.
+Any additional pathnames
on the command line are also processed.
This is the default action when no parameters are given.
.It Fl f Ar hints_file
Read and/or update the specified hints file, instead of the standard file.
This option is provided primarily for testing.
.It Fl i
-Run in insecure mode. The security checks will not be performed.
+Run in insecure mode.
+The security checks will not be performed.
.It Fl m
Instead of replacing the contents of the hints file
with those found in the directories specified,
@@ -125,7 +131,8 @@ are also rescanned for new shared libraries.
.It Fl r
List the current contents of the hints file
on the standard output.
-The hints file is not modified. The list of
+The hints file is not modified.
+The list of
directories stored in the hints file is included.
.It Fl s
Do not scan the built-in system directory
@@ -160,7 +167,8 @@ Overrides
.Fl aout
or
.Fl elf
-is the default. If set, its value should be either
+is the default.
+If set, its value should be either
.Ql aout
or
.Ql elf .
@@ -184,7 +192,8 @@ Determines whether
.Fl aout
or
.Fl elf
-is the default. If present, it must consist of a single line
+is the default.
+If present, it must consist of a single line
containing either
.Ql OBJFORMAT=aout
or
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