chiark / gitweb /
man: replace STDOUT with standard output, etc.
[elogind.git] / man / daemon.xml
index 17d9dd6a223becf1375a2ef2a4fc2bc4996564bc..26ba60052158030aded0f05eaffa7220b712d80e 100644 (file)
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
 
                         <orderedlist>
                                 <listitem><para>Close all open file
 
                         <orderedlist>
                                 <listitem><para>Close all open file
-                                descriptors except STDIN, STDOUT,
-                                STDERR (i.e. the first three file
+                                descriptors except stdin, stdout,
+                                stderr (i.e. the first three file
                                 descriptors 0, 1, 2). This ensures
                                 that no accidentally passed file
                                 descriptor stays around in the daemon
                                 descriptors 0, 1, 2). This ensures
                                 that no accidentally passed file
                                 descriptor stays around in the daemon
 
                                 <listitem><para>In the daemon process,
                                 connect <filename>/dev/null</filename>
 
                                 <listitem><para>In the daemon process,
                                 connect <filename>/dev/null</filename>
-                                to STDIN, STDOUT,
-                                STDERR.</para></listitem>
+                                to standard input, output, and error.
+                                </para></listitem>
 
                                 <listitem><para>In the daemon process,
                                 reset the umask to 0, so that the file
 
                                 <listitem><para>In the daemon process,
                                 reset the umask to 0, so that the file
                         service.</para>
 
                         <para>Note that new-style init systems
                         service.</para>
 
                         <para>Note that new-style init systems
-                        guarantee execution of daemon processes in
-                        clean process context: it is guaranteed that
+                        guarantee execution of daemon processes in a
+                        clean process context: it is guaranteed that
                         the environment block is sanitized, that the
                         signal handlers and mask is reset and that no
                         left-over file descriptors are passed. Daemons
                         the environment block is sanitized, that the
                         signal handlers and mask is reset and that no
                         left-over file descriptors are passed. Daemons
-                        will be executed in their own session, and
-                        STDIN/STDOUT/STDERR connected to
+                        will be executed in their own session, with
+                        standard input/output/error connected to
                         <filename>/dev/null</filename> unless
                         <filename>/dev/null</filename> unless
-                        otherwise configured. The umask is reset.</para>
+                        otherwise configured. The umask is reset.
+                        </para>
 
                         <para>It is recommended for new-style daemons
                         to implement the following:</para>
 
                         <para>It is recommended for new-style daemons
                         to implement the following:</para>
                                 <listitem><para>Instead of using the
                                 <function>syslog()</function> call to log directly to the
                                 system syslog service, a new-style daemon may
                                 <listitem><para>Instead of using the
                                 <function>syslog()</function> call to log directly to the
                                 system syslog service, a new-style daemon may
-                                choose to simply log to STDERR via
+                                choose to simply log to standard error via
                                 <function>fprintf()</function>, which is then forwarded to
                                 syslog by the init system. If log
                                 priorities are necessary, these can be
                                 <function>fprintf()</function>, which is then forwarded to
                                 syslog by the init system. If log
                                 priorities are necessary, these can be