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[mLib] / man / mLib.3

diff --git a/man/mLib.3 b/man/mLib.3
index 0796883..eab7780 100644 (file)
--- a/man/mLib.3
+++ b/man/mLib.3
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" -*-nroff-*-
-.TH mLib 3 "7 July 1999" mLib
+.TH mLib 3 "7 July 1999" "Straylight/Edgeware" "mLib utilities library"
 .SH NAME
 mLib \- library of miscellaneous utilities
 .\" @mLib
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ buffer-overflows.  Dynamic strings are used occasionally through the
 rest of the library, mainly as output arguments.
 .PP
 The
+.BR buf (3)
+module provides simple functions for reading and writing binary data to
+or from fixed-sized buffers.
+.PP
+The
 .BR dspool (3)
 module implements a `pool' of dynamic strings which saves lots of
 allocation and deallocation when a piece of code has high string
@@ -147,8 +152,14 @@ stack operations efficiently.
 .SS "Miscellaneous utilities"
 The
 .BR crc32 (3)
-module calculates CRC values for strings.  It's used by the symbol table
-manager as a hash function.
+module calculates CRC values for strings.  It used to be used by the
+symbol table manager as a hash function.
+.PP
+The
+.BR unihash (3)
+module implements a simple but efficient universal hashing family.  This
+is a keyed hash function which provides security against an adversary
+choosing input to a hash table deliberately to cause collisions.
 .PP
 The
 .BR lock (3)
@@ -257,6 +268,7 @@ module does background hostname and address resolution.
 .BR atom (3),
 .BR base64 (3),
 .BR bits (3),
+.BR buf (3),
 .BR bres (3),
 .BR conn (3),
 .BR crc32 (3),
@@ -286,4 +298,4 @@ module does background hostname and address resolution.
 .BR tv (3),
 .BR url (3).
 .SH AUTHOR
-Mark Wooding, <mdw@nsict.org>
+Mark Wooding, <mdw@distorted.org.uk>