[PATCH 05/15] Manual pages; cap_get_file.3: Fix some clumsily worded text
Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
mtk.manpages at gmail.com
Mon Jul 20 09:13:18 UTC 2020
Make the text a bit easier to read, and also fix the terms used.
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) <mtk.manpages at gmail.com>
---
doc/cap_get_file.3 | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/cap_get_file.3 b/doc/cap_get_file.3
index c028148..ceacbaf 100644
--- a/doc/cap_get_file.3
+++ b/doc/cap_get_file.3
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ A NULL value for
.IR cap_p
is used to indicate that capabilities for the file should be deleted.
For these functions to succeed, the calling process must have the
-effective capability,
-.BR CAP_SETFCAP ,
-enabled and either the effective user ID of the process must match the
+.BR CAP_SETFCAP
+capability in its effective set
+and either the effective user ID of the process must match the
file owner or the calling process must have the
.B CAP_FOWNER
-flag in its effective capability set. The effects of writing the
+capability in its effective capability set. The effects of writing the
capability state to any file type other than a regular file are
undefined.
.PP
--
2.26.2
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