.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" @(#)alarm.3 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
-.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/gen/alarm.3,v 1.15 2001/10/01 16:08:50 ru Exp $
+.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/gen/alarm.3,v 1.16 2002/12/18 13:33:02 ru Exp $
.\"
.Dd April 19, 1994
.Dt ALARM 3
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In unistd.h
-.Ft unsigned int
-.Fn alarm "unsigned int seconds"
+.Ft unsigned
+.Fn alarm "unsigned seconds"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Bf -symbolic
This interface is made obsolete by
Due to
.Xr setitimer 2
restriction the maximum number of
-.Ar seconds
+.Fa seconds
allowed is 100000000.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The return value of