Libc-594.1.4.tar.gz

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diff --git a/gen/sleep.3 b/gen/sleep.3
index ba5985f88613f19e4bb635770d88c78133b31b8d..00cd85e4e4605e625e16bebed199b67d3d889cb6 100644 (file)
--- a/gen/sleep.3
+++ b/gen/sleep.3
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)sleep.3    8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)sleep.3    8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93

-.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/gen/sleep.3,v 1.15 2001/10/01 16:08:51 ru Exp $
+.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/gen/sleep.3,v 1.16 2004/07/02 23:52:10 ru Exp $

 .\"
 .Dd February 13, 1998
 .Dt SLEEP 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm sleep
 .\"
 .Dd February 13, 1998
 .Dt SLEEP 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm sleep

-.Nd suspend process execution for an interval measured in seconds
+.Nd suspend thread execution for an interval measured in seconds

 .Sh LIBRARY
 .Lb libc
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Sh LIBRARY
 .Lb libc
 .Sh SYNOPSIS


@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Fn sleep
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Fn sleep

-function suspends execution of the calling process until either
+function suspends execution of the calling thread until either

 .Fa seconds
 .Fa seconds

-seconds have elapsed or a signal is delivered to the process and its
+seconds have elapsed or a signal is delivered to the thread and its

 action is to invoke a signal-catching function or to terminate the
 action is to invoke a signal-catching function or to terminate the

-process.
+thread or process.

 System activity may lengthen the sleep by an indeterminate amount.
 .Pp
 This function is implemented using
 System activity may lengthen the sleep by an indeterminate amount.
 .Pp
 This function is implemented using


@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ and there is no special handling for SIGALRM.
 If the
 .Fn sleep
 function returns because the requested time has elapsed, the value
 If the
 .Fn sleep
 function returns because the requested time has elapsed, the value

-returned will be zero.  If the
+returned will be zero.
+If the

 .Fn sleep
 function returns due to the delivery of a signal, the value returned
 will be the unslept amount (the requested time minus the time actually
 .Fn sleep
 function returns due to the delivery of a signal, the value returned
 will be the unslept amount (the requested time minus the time actually