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diff --git a/doc/sane-pnm.man b/doc/sane-pnm.man index bd68667..80c81fe 100644 --- a/doc/sane-pnm.man +++ b/doc/sane-pnm.man @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ .IX sane\-pnm .SH NAME sane\-pnm \- SANE PNM image reader pseudo-backend + .SH DESCRIPTION The .B sane\-pnm @@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ This backend provides two devices called .B 0 and .BR 1. + .SH CONFIGURATION No configuration required. .SH FILES @@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ The static library implementing this backend. .I @LIBDIR@/libsane\-pnm.so The shared library implementing this backend (present on systems that support dynamic loading). + .SH ENVIRONMENT .TP .B SANE_DEBUG_PNM @@ -32,15 +35,33 @@ If the library was compiled with debug support enabled, this environment variable controls the debug level for this backend. E.g., a value of 128 requests all debug output to be printed. Smaller levels reduce verbosity. + .SH BUGS -If the pnm backend is installed and saned is used to allow users on remote -computers to scan on the local machine, pnm files can be read by the remote -user. This is limited to the files saned can access (usually it's running as -user "sane"). All pnm files can be read if saned runs as root which isn't -recommended anyway. The pnm backend is disabled by default. If you want to use -it, enable it with configure (see configure \-\-help for details). Be sure that -only trusted users can access the pnm backend over saned. +If the +.B sane\-pnm +backend is installed and +.BR saned (8) +is used to allow users on remote +computers to scan on the local machine, PNM files can be read by the remote +user. This is limited to the files +.BR saned (8) +can access (usually it's running as +user "sane"). All PNM files can be read if +.BR saned (8) +runs as root which isn't +recommended anyway. The +.B sane\-pnm +backend is disabled by default. If you want to use it, enable it with configure (see +.I configure \-\-help +for details). Be sure that +only trusted users can access the +.B sane\-pnm +backend over +.BR saned (8). + .SH AUTHOR Andreas Beck, Gordon Matzigkeit, and David Mosberger + .SH SEE ALSO -sane(7) +.BR sane (7), +.BR saned (8) |