Better wording for clearing EOF indicator.

Submitted by: keramida and jhb
2009-01-28 14:38:41 +00:00 · 2009-01-28 14:38:41 +00:00 · 581eefbc7f
commit 581eefbc7f
parent 5c21ddfc6f
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--- a/lib/libc/stdio/ferror.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/ferror.3
@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ The function
 tests the end-of-file indicator for the stream pointed to by
 .Fa stream ,
 returning non-zero if it is set.
+The end-of-file indicator may be cleared by explicitly calling
+.Fn clearerr ,
+or as a side-effect of other operations, e.g.\&
+.Fn fseek .
 .Pp
 The function
 .Fn ferror