newuidmap and newgidmap manpages: fix fd description

The manpages for newuidmap and newgidmap had a typo "[pid[" instead of "[pid]". They were also unclear about what the /proc/pid fd should be. Fix both. Closes #977 Reported-by: [email protected] Signed-off-by: Serge Hallyn <[email protected]>
shadow-maint · Apr 10, 2024 · 2e01b9d · 2e01b9d
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diff --git a/man/newgidmap.1.xml b/man/newgidmap.1.xml
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
  Instead of an integer process id, the first argument may be
  specified as <replaceable>fd:N</replaceable>, where the integer N
  is the file descriptor number for the calling process's opened
- file for <filename>/proc/[pid[</filename>. In this case,
- <command>newgidmap</command> will use
+ file descriptor for the directory <filename>/proc/[pid]</filename>.
+ In this case, <command>newgidmap</command> will use
  <refentrytitle>openat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
  to open the <filename>gid_map</filename> file under that
  directory, avoiding a TOCTTOU in case the process exits and

diff --git a/man/newuidmap.1.xml b/man/newuidmap.1.xml
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
  Instead of an integer process id, the first argument may be
  specified as <replaceable>fd:N</replaceable>, where the integer N
  is the file descriptor number for the calling process's opened
- file for <filename>/proc/[pid[</filename>. In this case,
- <command>newuidmap</command> will use
+ file descriptor for the directory <filename>/proc/[pid]</filename>.
+ In this case, <command>newuidmap</command> will use
  <refentrytitle>openat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
  to open the <filename>uid_map</filename> file under that
  directory, avoiding a TOCTTOU in case the process exits and