From ff1f324516a438c1978485e7ff75118e39b76ae3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sheldonh Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 11:27:47 +0000 Subject: Remove single-space hard sentence breaks. These degrade the quality of the typeset output, tend to make diffs harder to read and provide bad examples for new-comers to mdoc. --- sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8 | 21 ++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8') diff --git a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8 b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8 index c6c867b..abd5857 100644 --- a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8 +++ b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8 @@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ line. Blank lines and lines starting with the comment character are ignored. .Pp The shared libraries so found will be automatically available for loading -if needed by the program being prepared for execution. This obviates the need +if needed by the program being prepared for execution. +This obviates the need for storing search paths within the executable. .Pp The @@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ is a .Sq \: separated list of directory paths which are searched by the dynamic linker -when it needs to load a shared library. It can be viewed as the run-time +when it needs to load a shared library. +It can be viewed as the run-time equivalent of the .Fl L switch of @@ -108,7 +110,8 @@ Directories recorded in the hints file by previous runs of 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 +on the standard output. +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 @@ -120,15 +123,19 @@ Switch on verbose mode. Special care must be taken when loading shared libraries into the address space of .Ev set-user-Id -programs. Whenever such a program is run, +programs. +Whenever such a program is run, the dynamic linker will only load shared libraries from the hints -file. In particular, the +file. +In particular, the .Ev LD_LIBRARY_PATH -is not used to search for libraries. Thus, the role of ldconfig is dual. In +is not used to search for libraries. Thus, the role of ldconfig is dual. +In addition to building a set of hints for quick lookup, it also serves to specify the trusted collection of directories from which shared objects can -be safely loaded. It is presumed that the set of directories specified to +be safely loaded. +It is presumed that the set of directories specified to .Nm ldconfig are under control of the system's administrator. .Sh ENVIRONMENT -- cgit v1.1