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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv14866/lib

Modified Files:
libos.tex
Log Message:
Slightly expand and clarify the differences between getegid(), getgid(),
getpgrp(), and setpgid().
This closes SF bug #547939.


Index: libos.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libos.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.82
retrieving revision 1.83
diff -C2 -d -r1.82 -r1.83
*** libos.tex 23 Apr 2002 15:58:02 -0000 1.82
--- libos.tex 26 Apr 2002 20:59:40 -0000 1.83
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*** 115,119 ****

\begin{funcdesc}{getegid}{}
! Return the current process' effective group id.
Availability: \UNIX.
\end{funcdesc}
--- 115,121 ----

\begin{funcdesc}{getegid}{}
! Return the effective group id of the current process. This
! corresponds to the `set id' bit on the file being executed in the
! current process.
Availability: \UNIX.
\end{funcdesc}
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*** 127,131 ****
\begin{funcdesc}{getgid}{}
\index{process!group}
! Return the current process' group id.
Availability: \UNIX.
\end{funcdesc}
--- 129,133 ----
\begin{funcdesc}{getgid}{}
\index{process!group}
! Return the real group id of the current process.
Availability: \UNIX.
\end{funcdesc}
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*** 145,149 ****
\begin{funcdesc}{getpgrp}{}
\index{process!group}
! Return the current process group id.
Availability: \UNIX.
\end{funcdesc}
--- 147,151 ----
\begin{funcdesc}{getpgrp}{}
\index{process!group}
! Return the id of the current process group.
Availability: \UNIX.
\end{funcdesc}
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*** 220,226 ****
\end{funcdesc}

! \begin{funcdesc}{setpgid}{pid, pgrp}
! Calls the system call \cfunction{setpgid()}. See the \UNIX{} manual
! for the semantics.
Availability: \UNIX.
\end{funcdesc}
--- 222,229 ----
\end{funcdesc}

! \begin{funcdesc}{setpgid}{pid, pgrp} Calls the system call
! \cfunction{setpgid()} to set the process group id of the process with
! id \var{pid} to the process group with id \var{pgrp}. See the \UNIX{}
! manual for the semantics.
Availability: \UNIX.
\end{funcdesc}