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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2007-12-22 21:40:53 +0000
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2007-12-22 21:40:53 +0000
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@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ and
.LP
The
.BR flockfile ()
-function waits for *\fIfilehandle\fP to be
+function waits for \fI*filehandle\fP to be
no longer locked by a different thread, then makes the
-current thread owner of *\fIfilehandle\fP, and increments
+current thread owner of \fI*filehandle\fP, and increments
the lockcount.
.LP
The
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function is a non-blocking version
of
.BR flockfile ().
It does nothing in case some other thread
-owns *\fIfilehandle\fP, and it obtains ownership and increments
+owns \fI*filehandle\fP, and it obtains ownership and increments
the lockcount otherwise.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
The