was never technically true (it's snp(4) that required root, not
watch(8)), and after snp.c 1.64, isn't even effectively true, since
who can run watch(8) depends on the permissions of the snp device(s).
Sort options in SYNOPSIS and DESCRIPTION while I'm here.
Previously, watch would always use the first device it could
successfully open, but this isn't always desired. Specifically, it
may not be desired during debugging (of snp), or if a particular snp
device has different permissions (which makes since after snp.c 1.64).
change terminals being watched. This change makes watch pass the
<control-X> through to the terminal if it's not being intercepted--
previously, the keypress would simply be dropped.
track.
The Id line is normally at the bottom of the main comment block in the
man page, separated from the rest of the manpage by an empty comment,
like so;
.\" $Id$
.\"
If the immediately preceding comment is a @(#) format ID marker than the
the $Id$ will line up underneath it with no intervening blank lines.
Otherwise, an additional blank line is inserted.
Approved by: bde
2. fix a potential buffer oflow,
3. makes watch(8) conform to sysexits(3).
Not a strong 2.2 candidate even if it would be nice.
Reviewed by: joerg, imp
This will make a number of things easier in the future, as well as (finally!)
avoiding the Id-smashing problem which has plagued developers for so long.
Boy, I'm glad we're not using sup anymore. This update would have been
insane otherwise.
disables the ability to interactively select a new tty. I have also
removed a check for uid == 0 because it gets in the way of using suid
mode based access control. Watch (8)is only runnable by root, so this
does not really change things much.
Closes PR#2131
Submitted-By: adrian@virginia.edu
guys to a watched process. Useful if you're monitoring someone who's
started doing something you'd really like them to stop immediately. :)
Suggested by: Phillip White <philw@megasoft.tic.ab.ca>
