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Sender: rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk
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Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 19:03:50 +0100
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Some more fchown patches
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Hello.

Martin Stromberg wrote:
> 
> Richard said:
[snip]
> > +This function changes the ownership of the open file specified by @var{fd}
> > +to the user ID @var{owner} and group ID @var{group}.
> 
> Why capitals in id?

Isn't ID was the usual shortened form for identity. 'id' is a psychological
term ("the mind's instinctive energies") and I don't mean that.

Bye, Rich =]

PS: Eli, I will fix the 'errno' mark-up, as you suggest.

-- 
Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]

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