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1 | --- _SB/Libc/gen/FreeBSD/ualarm.3 2004-11-25 11:38:02.000000000 -0800 |
| 2 | +++ _SB/Libc/gen/FreeBSD/ualarm.3.edit 2006-06-28 16:55:51.000000000 -0700 | |
| 3 | @@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ | |
| 4 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | |
| 5 | .In unistd.h | |
| 6 | .Ft useconds_t | |
| 7 | -.Fn ualarm "useconds_t microseconds" "useconds_t interval" | |
| 8 | +.Fo ualarm | |
| 9 | +.Fa "useconds_t useconds" | |
| 10 | +.Fa "useconds_t interval" | |
| 11 | +.Fc | |
| 12 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
| 13 | .Bf -symbolic | |
| 14 | This is a simplified interface to | |
| 15 | @@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ | |
| 16 | .Fn ualarm | |
| 17 | function | |
| 18 | waits a count of | |
| 19 | -.Fa microseconds | |
| 20 | +.Fa useconds | |
| 21 | before asserting the terminating signal | |
| 22 | .Dv SIGALRM . | |
| 23 | System activity or time used in processing the call may cause a slight | |
| 24 | @@ -67,17 +70,17 @@ | |
| 25 | signal will be sent | |
| 26 | to the process every | |
| 27 | .Fa interval | |
| 28 | -microseconds after the timer expires (e.g.\& after | |
| 29 | -.Fa microseconds | |
| 30 | +microseconds after the timer expires (e.g., after | |
| 31 | +.Fa useconds | |
| 32 | number of microseconds have passed). | |
| 33 | .Pp | |
| 34 | -Due to | |
| 35 | +Due to a | |
| 36 | .Xr setitimer 2 | |
| 37 | -restriction the maximum number of | |
| 38 | -.Fa microseconds | |
| 39 | +restriction, the maximum number of | |
| 40 | +.Fa useconds | |
| 41 | and | |
| 42 | .Fa interval | |
| 43 | -is limited to 100000000000000 | |
| 44 | +is limited to 100,000,000,000,000 | |
| 45 | (in case this value fits in the unsigned integer). | |
| 46 | .Sh RETURN VALUES | |
| 47 | When the signal has successfully been caught, |