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-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/Makefile1
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml34
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/lib.xml103
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/ref_man.xml1
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/specs.xml1
5 files changed, 19 insertions, 121 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/Makefile b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/Makefile
index 508a4fa2de..5c6b714f80 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/Makefile
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/Makefile
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ XML_REF3_FILES = \
gen_statem.xml \
io.xml \
io_lib.xml \
- lib.xml \
lists.xml \
log_mf_h.xml \
maps.xml \
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml
index 4a2b425e8e..a3df2897ac 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml
@@ -163,16 +163,20 @@
<p>Returns a character list that represents <c><anno>Data</anno></c>
formatted in accordance with <c><anno>Format</anno></c> in
the same way as
- <seealso marker="#fwrite/2"><c>fwrite/2</c></seealso> and
- <seealso marker="#format/2"><c>format/2</c></seealso>,
- but takes an extra argument, a list of options.</p>
- <p>Available options:</p>
- <taglist>
- <tag><c><anno>CharsLimit</anno></c></tag>
- <item>
- <p>A soft limit on the number of characters returned.</p>
- </item>
- </taglist>
+ <seealso marker="#fwrite/2"><c>fwrite/2</c></seealso> and
+ <seealso marker="#format/2"><c>format/2</c></seealso>,
+ but takes an extra argument, a list of options.</p>
+ <p>Valid option:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>{chars_limit, <anno>CharsLimit</anno>}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>A soft limit on the number of characters returned.
+ When the number of characters is reached, remaining
+ structures are replaced by "<c>...</c>".
+ <c><anno>CharsLimit</anno></c> defaults to -1, which
+ means no limit on the number of characters returned.</p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -390,11 +394,11 @@
everything below this level is replaced by "<c>...</c>".
<c><anno>Depth</anno></c> defaults to -1, which means
no limitation. Option <c><anno>CharsLimit</anno></c> puts a
- soft limit on the number of characters returned. When the
- number of characters is reached, remaining structures are
- replaced by "<c>...</c>". <c><anno>CharsLimit</anno></c>
- defaults to -1, which means no limit on the number of
- characters returned.</p>
+ soft limit on the number of characters returned. When the
+ number of characters is reached, remaining structures are
+ replaced by "<c>...</c>". <c><anno>CharsLimit</anno></c>
+ defaults to -1, which means no limit on the number of
+ characters returned.</p>
<p><em>Example:</em></p>
<pre>
1> <input>lists:flatten(io_lib:write({1,[2],[3],[4,5],6,7,8,9})).</input>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/lib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/lib.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 58dad7c9e0..0000000000
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/lib.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
-
-<erlref>
- <header>
- <copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2016</year>
- <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
- </copyright>
- <legalnotice>
- Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
- http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- limitations under the License.
-
- </legalnotice>
-
- <title>lib</title>
- <prepared></prepared>
- <docno></docno>
- <date></date>
- <rev></rev>
- </header>
- <module>lib</module>
- <modulesummary>Useful library functions.</modulesummary>
- <description>
- <warning>
- <p>This module is retained for backward compatibility. It can disappear
- without warning in a future Erlang/OTP release.</p>
- </warning>
- </description>
-
- <funcs>
- <func>
- <name name="error_message" arity="2"/>
- <fsummary>Print error message.</fsummary>
- <desc>
- <p>Prints error message <c><anno>Args</anno></c> in accordance with
- <c><anno>Format</anno></c>. Similar to
- <seealso marker="io#format/1"><c>io:format/2</c></seealso>.</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
-
- <func>
- <name name="flush_receive" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>Flush messages.</fsummary>
- <desc>
- <p>Flushes the message buffer of the current process.</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
-
- <func>
- <name name="nonl" arity="1"/>
- <fsummary>Remove last newline.</fsummary>
- <desc>
- <p>Removes the last newline character, if any, in
- <c><anno>String1</anno></c>.</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
-
- <func>
- <name name="progname" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>Return name of Erlang start script.</fsummary>
- <desc>
- <p>Returns the name of the script that started the current
- Erlang session.</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
-
- <func>
- <name name="send" arity="2"/>
- <fsummary>Send a message.</fsummary>
- <desc>
- <p>Makes it possible to send a message using the <c>apply/3</c> BIF.</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
-
- <func>
- <name name="sendw" arity="2"/>
- <fsummary>Send a message and wait for an answer.</fsummary>
- <desc>
- <p>As <seealso marker="#send/2"><c>send/2</c></seealso>,
- but waits for an answer. It is implemented as follows:</p>
- <code type="none">
-sendw(To, Msg) ->
- To ! {self(),Msg},
- receive
- Reply -> Reply
- end.</code>
- <p>The returned message is not necessarily a reply to the sent
- message.</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
- </funcs>
-</erlref>
-
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ref_man.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ref_man.xml
index 68bfddbc71..c6f30d272d 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ref_man.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ref_man.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
<xi:include href="gen_statem.xml"/>
<xi:include href="io.xml"/>
<xi:include href="io_lib.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="lib.xml"/>
<xi:include href="lists.xml"/>
<xi:include href="log_mf_h.xml"/>
<xi:include href="maps.xml"/>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/specs.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/specs.xml
index d559adf9b6..fd2d625685 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/specs.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/specs.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_gen_statem.xml"/>
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_io.xml"/>
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_io_lib.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="../specs/specs_lib.xml"/>
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_lists.xml"/>
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_log_mf_h.xml"/>
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_maps.xml"/>