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Explicitly talk about file pointers (to avoid confusion with general C pointers).

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lib/libc/sys/read.2
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.\" $NetBSD: read.2,v 1.30 2006/10/13 20:58:50 wiz Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: read.2,v 1.31 2007/08/02 23:46:39 wiz Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
.\"
.\" @(#)read.2 8.4 (Berkeley) 2/26/94
.\"
.Dd October 11, 2006
.Dd August 2, 2007
.Dt READ 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -98,17 +98,17 @@ to the next.
On objects capable of seeking, the
.Fn read
starts at a position
given by the pointer associated with
given by the file pointer associated with
.Fa d
(see
.Xr lseek 2 ) .
Upon return from
.Fn read ,
the pointer is incremented by the number of bytes actually read.
the file pointer is incremented by the number of bytes actually read.
.Pp
Objects that are not capable of seeking always read from the current
position.
The value of the pointer associated with such an object is undefined.
The value of the file pointer associated with such an object is undefined.
.Pp
Upon successful completion,
.Fn read ,
@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ See
for more information on the interaction between signals and system
calls.
.It Bq Er EINVAL
The pointer associated with
The file pointer associated with
.Fa d
was negative.
.It Bq Er EINVAL