From ef9119ca3662c4e60e2d49c7edc0622cc73c21a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sverker Eriksson Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 15:37:20 +0200 Subject: erts: Spell-check erlang.xml --- erts/doc/src/erlang.xml | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) (limited to 'erts/doc') diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 221869799d..e4f3a06cc5 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ true file The second element of the tuple is a string (list of - characters) representing the filename of the source file + characters) representing the file name of the source file of the function. line @@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ true groups have a group leader. All I/O from the group is channeled to the group leader. When a new process is spawned, it gets the same group leader as the spawning - process. Initially, at system startup, init is both + process. Initially, at system start-up, init is both its own group leader and the group leader of all processes.

@@ -2429,7 +2429,7 @@ os_prompt%

Loads and links a dynamic library containing native implemented functions (NIFs) for a module. Path - is a file path to the sharable object/dynamic library file minus + is a file path to the shareable object/dynamic library file minus the OS-dependent file extension (.so for Unix and .dll for Windows. For information on how to implement a NIF library, see @@ -2804,7 +2804,7 @@ os_prompt% badarg If Type is not one of the memory types - listed in the decription of + listed in the description of erlang:memory/0. badarg @@ -3012,7 +3012,7 @@ os_prompt%

Making several calls to monitor/2 for the same Item and/or Type is not - an error; it results in as many independent monitorings.

+ an error; it results in as many independent monitoring instances.

The monitor functionality is expected to be extended. That is, other Types and Items are expected to be supported in a future release.

@@ -3034,7 +3034,7 @@ os_prompt% is false, monitoring is turned off.

Making several calls to monitor_node(Node, true) for the same Node is not an error; it results - in as many independent monitorings.

+ in as many independent monitoring instances.

If Node fails or does not exist, the message {nodedown, Node} is delivered to the process. If a process has made two calls to monitor_node(Node, true) @@ -3256,8 +3256,8 @@ os_prompt% process.

The name of the executable as well as the arguments given in cd, env, args, and arg0 are - subject to Unicode filename translation if the system is running - in Unicode filename mode. To avoid + subject to Unicode file name translation if the system is running + in Unicode file name mode. To avoid translation or to force, for example UTF-8, supply the executable and/or arguments as a binary in the correct encoding. For details, see the module @@ -3267,7 +3267,7 @@ os_prompt% User's Guide.

The characters in the name (if given as a list) can only be higher than 255 if the Erlang Virtual Machine is started - in Unicode filename translation mode. Otherwise the name + in Unicode file name translation mode. Otherwise the name of the executable is limited to the ISO-latin-1 character set.

PortName can be any of the following:

@@ -3280,7 +3280,7 @@ os_prompt% runs outside the Erlang work space unless an Erlang driver with the name Command is found. If found, that driver is started. A driver runs in the Erlang - workspace, which means that it is linked with the Erlang + work space, which means that it is linked with the Erlang runtime system.

When starting external programs on Solaris, the system call vfork is used in preference to fork @@ -3296,8 +3296,8 @@ os_prompt% token of the command is considered as the name of the executable (or driver). This (among other things) makes this option unsuitable for running - programs having spaces in filenames or directory names. - If spaces in executable filenames are desired, use + programs having spaces in file names or directory names. + If spaces in executable file names are desired, use {spawn_executable, Command} instead.

{spawn_driver, Command} @@ -3408,14 +3408,14 @@ os_prompt% other platforms, a similar behavior is mimicked.

The arguments are not expanded by the shell before being supplied to the executable. Most notably this - means that file wildcard expansion does not happen. - To expand wildcards for the arguments, use + means that file wild card expansion does not happen. + To expand wild cards for the arguments, use filelib:wildcard/1. Notice that even if the program is a Unix shell script, meaning that the - shell ultimately is invoked, wildcard expansion + shell ultimately is invoked, wild card expansion does not happen, and the script is provided with the - untouched arguments. On Windows, wildcard expansion + untouched arguments. On Windows, wild card expansion is always up to the program itself, therefore this is not an issue issue.

The executable name (also known as argv[0]) @@ -4313,8 +4313,8 @@ os_prompt% high are selected for execution. As with priority high, processes on lower priorities can execute in parallel with processes on priority max.

-

Scheduling is pre-emptive. Regardless of priority, a process - is pre-empted when it has consumed more than a certain number +

Scheduling is preemptive. Regardless of priority, a process + is preempted when it has consumed more than a certain number of reductions since the last time it was selected for execution.

@@ -5120,7 +5120,7 @@ true

Starts a timer. When the timer expires, the message Msg is sent to the process - identified by Dest. Appart from + identified by Dest. Apart from the format of the timeout message, erlang:send_after/4 works exactly as erlang:start_timer/4.

@@ -7067,21 +7067,21 @@ ok introduced in the future:

{function, Function} -

Function is the name of the funcion +

Function is the name of the function used. This tuple always exist if OS monotonic time is available to the runtime system.

 {clock_id, ClockId}

This tuple only exist if Function can be used with different clocks. ClockId - corresponds to the clock identifer used when calling + corresponds to the clock identifier used when calling Function.

 {resolution, OsMonotonicTimeResolution}

Highest possible resolution of current OS monotonic time source as parts per - second. If no resolution information can be retreived + second. If no resolution information can be retrieved from the OS, OsMonotonicTimeResolution is set to the resolution of the time unit of Functions return value. That is, the actual @@ -7135,14 +7135,14 @@ ok {clock_id, ClockId}

This tuple only exist if Function can be used with different clocks. ClockId - corresponds to the clock identifer used when calling + corresponds to the clock identifier used when calling Function.

 {resolution, OsSystemTimeResolution}

Highest possible resolution of current OS system time source as parts per - second. If no resolution information can be retreived + second. If no resolution information can be retrieved from the OS, OsSystemTimeResolution is set to the resolution of the time unit of Functions return value. That is, the actual @@ -7654,9 +7654,8 @@ ok

If a process is put into or removed from the run queue, a message, {profile, Pid, State, Mfa, Ts}, is sent to ProfilerPid. Running processes that - are reinserted - into the run queue after having been pre-emptively - scheduled out do not trigger this message.

+ are reinserted into the run queue after having been + preempted do not trigger this message.

 runnable_ports @@ -8341,7 +8340,7 @@ timestamp() ->

To get information about a function, PidOrFunc is to be the three-element tuple {Module, Function, Arity} or - the atom on_load. No wildcards are allowed. Returns + the atom on_load. No wild cards are allowed. Returns undefined if the function does not exist, or false if the function is not traced.

The following Items are valid::

@@ -8457,7 +8456,7 @@ timestamp() -> {Module, Function, Arity}, or the atom on_load (described in the following). It can be the module, function, and arity for a function (or a BIF in any module). - The atom '_' can be used as a wildcard in any of the + The atom '_' can be used as a wild card in any of the following ways:

{Module,Function,'_'} @@ -8475,7 +8474,7 @@ timestamp() ->

Other combinations, such as {Module,'_',Arity}, are - not allowed. Local functions match wildcards only if + not allowed. Local functions match wild cards only if option local is in FlagList.

If argument MFA is the atom on_load, the match specification and flag list are used on all @@ -8722,7 +8721,7 @@ timestamp() -> positive

Return only positive integers.

Note that by passing the positive modifier - you will get heap allocated integers (big-nums) + you will get heap allocated integers (bignums) quicker.

@@ -8758,7 +8757,7 @@ timestamp() -> are ignored.

Note that the set of integers returned by - unique_integer/1 using diffrent sets of + unique_integer/1 using different sets of Modifiers will overlap. For example, by calling unique_integer([monotonic]), and unique_integer([positive, monotonic]) -- cgit v1.2.3