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authorJack O'Connor <oconnor663@gmail.com>2017-03-05 16:39:24 -0500
committerJack O'Connor <oconnor663@gmail.com>2017-03-05 16:39:26 -0500
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clarify docs for Args and ArgsOs
The args() and args_os() docs include a line about how the first element
is usually the program name. Include that line in the struct docs too.
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-rw-r--r--src/libstd/env.rs8
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diff --git a/src/libstd/env.rs b/src/libstd/env.rs
index dd4f1ff4f5e..64eb52e28bc 100644
--- a/src/libstd/env.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/env.rs
@@ -590,6 +590,10 @@ pub fn current_exe() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
 ///
 /// This structure is created through the [`std::env::args`] function.
 ///
+/// The first element is traditionally the path of the executable, but it can be
+/// set to arbitrary text, and may not even exist. This means this property should
+/// not be relied upon for security purposes.
+///
 /// [`String`]: ../string/struct.String.html
 /// [`std::env::args`]: ./fn.args.html
 #[stable(feature = "env", since = "1.0.0")]
@@ -600,6 +604,10 @@ pub struct Args { inner: ArgsOs }
 ///
 /// This structure is created through the [`std::env::args_os`] function.
 ///
+/// The first element is traditionally the path of the executable, but it can be
+/// set to arbitrary text, and may not even exist. This means this property should
+/// not be relied upon for security purposes.
+///
 /// [`OsString`]: ../ffi/struct.OsString.html
 /// [`std::env::args_os`]: ./fn.args_os.html
 #[stable(feature = "env", since = "1.0.0")]