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Diffstat (limited to 'Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo')
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo b/Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo index 399b6fe03..e25201faa 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo @@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ suppress updating of the file atime item(tt(nofollow))( fail if var(file) is a symbolic link ) +item(tt(nonblock))( +the file is opened in nonblocking mode +) item(tt(sync))( request that writes wait until data has been physically written ) @@ -71,6 +74,11 @@ truncate file to size 0 ) enditem() +A return status of 0 indicates the descriptor was successfully opened, +otherwise an error message is printed, and 1 is returned for an error +in the parameters to the command, or 2 is returned for a system error. +The parameter tt(ERRNO) is nonzero for system errors. + To close the file, use one of the following: example(tt(exec {)var(fd)tt(}<&-) @@ -120,11 +128,11 @@ error for which a message is printed to standard error. ) item(2)( There was an error on the read, or on polling the input file descriptor -for a timeout. The parameter tt(ERRNO) gives the error. +for a timeout. The parameter tt(ERRNO) identifies the error. ) item(3)( Data were successfully read, but there was an error writing them -to var(outfd). The parameter tt(ERRNO) gives the error. +to var(outfd). The parameter tt(ERRNO) identifies the error. ) item(4)( The attempt to read timed out. Note this does not set tt(ERRNO) as this @@ -144,6 +152,11 @@ expression. The tt(-u) option allows the file descriptor to be specified. By default the offset is specified relative to the start or the file but, with the tt(-w) option, it is possible to specify that the offset should be relative to the current position or the end of the file. + +The return status may be 0 for success, 1 for an error in the parameters +to the command, or 2 for an error on the seek; no error message is +printed in the last case, but the parameter tt(ERRNO) reflects +the error that occurred. ) item(tt(syswrite) [ tt(-c) var(countvar) ] [ tt(-o) var(outfd) ] var(data))( The data (a single string of bytes) are written to the file descriptor @@ -163,7 +176,7 @@ returning early. The return status may be 0 for success, 1 for an error in the parameters to the command, or 2 for an error on the write; no error message is -printed in the last case, but the parameter tt(ERRNO) will reflect +printed in the last case, but the parameter tt(ERRNO) reflects the error that occurred. ) xitem(tt(zsystem flock) [ tt(-t) var(timeout) ] [ tt(-i) var(interval) ] [ tt(-f) var(var) ] [tt(-er)] var(file)) |