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Diffstat (limited to 'pseudo.1')
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@@ -401,14 +401,21 @@ in the directory, while clients log to standard error. .TP 8 .B PSEUDO_DISABLED -If this variable is set to a value that doesn't look like f, F, n, N, or +If this variable is set to a value that doesn't look like f, F, n, N, s, S, or a numeric zero, the .I pseudo client library does not modify the behavior of called functions, though it continues to intercept them and block signals while processing them. This variable is reevaluated on every call to .IR fork(2) ,\ clone(2) -or related functions. +or related functions. If the value starts with a lowercase or uppercase s, +the pseudo client disables all server spawning and communications, but still +operates locally. This means that no filesystem mode or permissions changes +are actually recorded or reported, but functions like +.I chown() +will still report success, even though nothing happens. This function is +intended for debugging of issues which are complicated by the server's +involvement. .TP 8 .B PSEUDO_ENOSYS_ABORT If this variable is set, the |