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authorZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>2022-08-23 12:12:28 +0200
committerZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>2022-08-23 12:14:58 +0200
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man: similar → similarly
Something *is* similar Something *works* similarly Something does something, similarly to how something else does something See https://sites.ulethbridge.ca/roussel/2017/11/29/similar-and-similarly-are-they-similar/ for a clear explanation.
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diff --git a/man/sd_pid_get_owner_uid.xml b/man/sd_pid_get_owner_uid.xml
index 3e30acad8d..c516083a5b 100644
--- a/man/sd_pid_get_owner_uid.xml
+++ b/man/sd_pid_get_owner_uid.xml
@@ -229,12 +229,10 @@
<function>sd_peer_get_machine_name()</function>,
<function>sd_peer_get_slice()</function>,
<function>sd_peer_get_user_slice()</function> and
- <function>sd_peer_get_cgroup()</function> calls operate similar to
- their PID counterparts, but operate on a connected AF_UNIX socket
- and retrieve information about the connected peer process. Note
- that these fields are retrieved via <filename>/proc/</filename>,
- and hence are not suitable for authorization purposes, as they are
- subject to races.</para>
+ <function>sd_peer_get_cgroup()</function> calls operate similarly to their PID counterparts, but accept a
+ connected <constant>AF_UNIX</constant> socket and retrieve information about the connected peer process.
+ Note that these fields are retrieved via <filename>/proc/</filename>, and hence are not suitable for
+ authorization purposes, as they are subject to races.</para>
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