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Consistently use \POSIX{} to denote POSIX. There were at least two different

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ways to do it previously (not counting module names).
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Fred Drake 1998-02-09 20:27:12 +00:00
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\bimodindex{posix}
This module provides access to operating system functionality that is
standardized by the C Standard and the POSIX standard (a thinly disguised
standardized by the C Standard and the \POSIX{} standard (a thinly disguised
\UNIX{} interface).
\strong{Do not import this module directly.} Instead, import the
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ when an entry is \code{os.environ} is changed.
\refstmodindex{os}
The descriptions below are very terse; refer to the corresponding
\UNIX{} manual (or POSIX documentation) entry for more information.
\UNIX{} manual (or \POSIX{} documentation) entry for more information.
Arguments called \var{path} refer to a pathname given as a string.
Errors are reported as exceptions; the usual exceptions are given
@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ a mapping object that behaves almost like a dictionary but invokes
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(exception in module posix)}
\begin{excdesc}{error}
This exception is raised when a POSIX function returns a
POSIX-related error (e.g., not for illegal argument types). Its
This exception is raised when a \POSIX{} function returns a
\POSIX{}-related error (e.g., not for illegal argument types). Its
string value is \code{'posix.error'}. The accompanying value is a
pair containing the numeric error code from \code{errno} and the
corresponding string, as would be printed by the C function
@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ without symbolic links, this is identical to \code{posix.stat()}.)
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{mkfifo}{path\optional{\, mode}}
Create a FIFO (a POSIX named pipe) named \var{path} with numeric mode
Create a FIFO (a \POSIX{} named pipe) named \var{path} with numeric mode
\var{mode}. The default \var{mode} is 0666 (octal). The current
umask value is first masked out from the mode.
(Not on MS-DOS.)