proc(3): the args file is writable, not read only (thanks qrstuv)

2014-01-01 06:44:48 +01:00 · 2014-01-01 06:44:48 +01:00 · 18a50d04ac
commit 18a50d04ac
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--- a/sys/man/3/proc
+++ b/sys/man/3/proc
@ -136,10 +136,13 @@ the amount of memory used by the process in units of 1024 bytes
 .IP \-
 the base and current scheduling priority, each 11 character numbers
 .PP
-The read-only
+The
 .B args
 file contains the arguments of the program when it was created by
 .IR exec (2).
+Writing to the
+.B args
+file will overwrite its contents.
 If the program was not created by
 .BR exec ,
 such as by