Clarify the default buffering for open(). (Comment from Andrew Dalke

<dalke@bioreason.com>).
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Fred Drake 1998-11-02 18:57:34 +00:00
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@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ buffer size: 0 means unbuffered, 1 means line buffered, any other
positive value means use a buffer of (approximately) that size. A positive value means use a buffer of (approximately) that size. A
negative \var{bufsize} means to use the system default, which is negative \var{bufsize} means to use the system default, which is
usually line buffered for for tty devices and fully buffered for other usually line buffered for for tty devices and fully buffered for other
files.% files. If omitted, the system default is used.%
\footnote{Specifying a buffer size currently has no effect on systems \footnote{Specifying a buffer size currently has no effect on systems
that don't have \cfunction{setvbuf()}. The interface to specify the buffer that don't have \cfunction{setvbuf()}. The interface to specify the buffer
size is not done using a method that calls \cfunction{setvbuf()}, because size is not done using a method that calls \cfunction{setvbuf()}, because