-.\" $OpenBSD: ldconfig.8,v 1.27 2013/07/10 06:43:38 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ldconfig.8,v 1.28 2015/04/28 14:07:16 jmc Exp $
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-.Dd $Mdocdate: July 10 2013 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: April 28 2015 $
.Dt LDCONFIG 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
on the standard output.
The hints file will not be modified.
.It Fl S
-Perform prelinking operations in a safe mode; always copies the binaries
-when prelinking data is added to a file.
+Prebind safely: always copies the binaries
+when prebind information is added to a file.
Use this to eliminate the possibility that
.Dv ETXTBUSY
-will occur when attempting to run a binary while prelinking
-is running.
+will occur when attempting to run a binary whilst prebinding.
.It Fl s
Do not scan the built-in system directory
.Pq Dq /usr/lib
Switch on verbose mode.
.El
.Sh PREBINDING
-Prebinding is loosely based on an earlier concept called Prelinking, which
-also accelerated
-.Xr ld.so 1
-performance but simultaneously impaired address space randomization.
-When prebinding information is added to libraries and programs using
+When prebind information is added to libraries and programs using
.Fl P ,
program startup can be significantly improved because
.Xr ld.so 1
can initialize the shared library environment much faster.
-Prebinding information adds a small amount of data to the end of each
+Prebind information adds a small amount of data to the end of each
specified program and associated shared libraries.
+Prebinding is loosely based on an earlier concept called prelinking, which
+also accelerated
+.Xr ld.so 1
+performance but simultaneously impaired address space randomization.
.Sh SECURITY
Special care must be taken when loading shared libraries into the address
space of