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.\"
.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft
.\"
-.TH fexecve 3 2022-12-15 "Linux man-pages 6.03"
+.TH fexecve 3 2023-07-20 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01"
.SH NAME
fexecve \- execute program specified via file descriptor
.SH LIBRARY
@@ -78,32 +78,26 @@ The kernel does not provide the
system call, and the
.I /proc
filesystem could not be accessed.
-.SH VERSIONS
-.BR fexecve ()
-is implemented since glibc 2.3.2.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
.BR attributes (7).
-.ad l
-.nh
.TS
allbox;
lbx lb lb
l l l.
Interface Attribute Value
T{
+.na
+.nh
.BR fexecve ()
T} Thread safety MT-Safe
.TE
-.hy
-.ad
.sp 1
.SH STANDARDS
POSIX.1-2008.
-This function is not specified in POSIX.1-2001,
-and is not widely available on other systems.
-It is specified in POSIX.1-2008.
-.SH NOTES
+.SH HISTORY
+glibc 2.3.2.
+.PP
On Linux with glibc versions 2.26 and earlier,
.BR fexecve ()
is implemented using the
@@ -120,7 +114,7 @@ system call, then
is implemented using that system call, with the benefit that
.I /proc
does not need to be mounted.
-.PP
+.SH NOTES
The idea behind
.BR fexecve ()
is to allow the caller to verify (checksum) the contents of