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author | David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.org> | 2005-01-27 05:46:17 +0000 |
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committer | David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.org> | 2005-01-27 05:46:17 +0000 |
commit | 29bf6af8904f9833bbc9c0e5f2219f785defe550 (patch) | |
tree | 687ff889319c52bb4bfdc6dace80fa3197cb1b66 /lib/msun/man/scalbn.3 | |
parent | 2380daafe9802a2d04d884cfb4268421c4ffd1db (diff) | |
download | src-29bf6af8904f9833bbc9c0e5f2219f785defe550.tar.gz src-29bf6af8904f9833bbc9c0e5f2219f785defe550.zip |
- Move the functions presently described in in ieee(3) to their own
manpages. They are not very related, so separating them makes it
easier to add meaningful cross-references and extend some of the
descriptions.
- Move the part of math(3) that discusses IEEE 754 to the ieee(3)
manpage.
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diff --git a/lib/msun/man/scalbn.3 b/lib/msun/man/scalbn.3 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..45e1aab34132 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/msun/man/scalbn.3 @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1985, 1991 Regents of the University of California. +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by the University of +.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. +.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" from: @(#)ieee.3 6.4 (Berkeley) 5/6/91 +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.Dd January 26, 2005 +.Dt SCALBN 3 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm scalbln , +.Nm scalblnf , +.Nm scalbn , +.Nm scalbnf +.Nd adjust exponent +.Sh LIBRARY +.Lb libm +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In math.h +.Ft double +.Fn scalbln "double x" "long n" +.Ft float +.Fn scalblnf "float x" "long n" +.Ft double +.Fn scalbn "double x" "int n" +.Ft float +.Fn scalbnf "float x" "int n" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Fn scalbln , +.Fn scalblnf , +.Fn scalbn , +and +.Fn scalbnf +return +.Fa x Ns \(**(2** Ns Fa n ) +computed by exponent manipulation. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr ieee 3 , +.Xr math 3 +.Sh STANDARDS +These routines conform to +.St -isoC-99 , +and they implement the Scalb function recommended by +.St -ieee754 . +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Fn scalbn +and +.Fn scalbnf +functions appeared in +.Bx 4.3 +and +.Fx 2.0 , +respectively. +The +.Fn scalbln +and +.Fn scalblnf +functions first appeared in +.Fx 5.3 . |