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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml index a395a8a415..10ead62073 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml @@ -4,23 +4,21 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year> - <year>2007</year> - <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder> + <year>1996</year><year>2009</year> + <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> - The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, - Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in - compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the - Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be - retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. - - Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" - basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See - the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations - under the License. - - The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB. + The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, + Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in + compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the + Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be + retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. + + Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" + basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See + the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations + under the License. + </legalnotice> <title>sys</title> @@ -237,6 +235,17 @@ </type> <desc> <p>Gets the status of the process.</p> + <p>The value of <c>Misc</c> varies for different types of + processes. For example, a <c>gen_server</c> process returns + the callback module's state, and a <c>gen_fsm</c> process + returns information such as its current state name. Callback + modules for <c>gen_server</c> and <c>gen_fsm</c> can also + customise the value of <c>Misc</c> by exporting + a <c>format_status/2</c> function that contributes + module-specific information; + see <seealso marker="gen_server#format_status/2">gen_server:format_status/2</seealso> + and <seealso marker="gen_fsm#format_status/2">gen_fsm:format_status/2</seealso> + for more details.</p> </desc> </func> <func> |