[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/lib libos.tex,1.91,1.92

jhylton@users.sourceforge.net jhylton@users.sourceforge.net
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 08:32:27 -0700


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv7138

Modified Files:
	libos.tex 
Log Message:
Flesh out description of getlogin() and recommend against using it.


Index: libos.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libos.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.91
retrieving revision 1.92
diff -C2 -d -r1.91 -r1.92
*** libos.tex	2 Jul 2002 21:03:49 -0000	1.91
--- libos.tex	24 Jul 2002 15:32:25 -0000	1.92
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  \begin{funcdesc}{getlogin}{}
! Return the actual login name for the current process, even if there
! are multiple login names which map to the same user id.
  Availability: \UNIX.
  \end{funcdesc}
--- 140,146 ----
  
  \begin{funcdesc}{getlogin}{}
! Return the name of the user logged in on the controlling terminal of
! the process.  For most purposes, it is more useful to use the
! environment variable \envvar{LOGNAME} to find out who the user is.
  Availability: \UNIX.
  \end{funcdesc}