tags 317037 fixed-upstream
tags 317037 pending
thanks
> I quote from the RETURN VALUE section of sscanf(3):
>
> The value EOF is returned if an input failure occurs before any
> conversion such as an end-of-file occurs.
>
> This seems to imply that "end-of-file" is a "conversion", which I
> think must be unintentional. I suggest the following replacement
> text (which is probably what is intended):
>
> The value EOF is returned if an input failure (such as end-of-file)
> occurs before any conversion is assigned.
Justin,
Thanks.
I agree. The text is confusing. I opted for a more extensive
description:
The value EOF is returned if the end of input
is reached before the first successful conver-
sion or matching failure. EOF is also
returned if a read error occurs, in which case
the error indicator for the stream (see fer-
ror(3)) is set, and errno is set indicate the
error.
Change will be in man-pages-2.06.
Cheers,
Michael
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