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.\" From: @(#)ualarm.3 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
-.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/gen/ualarm.3,v 1.15 2001/10/01 16:08:51 ru Exp $
+.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/gen/ualarm.3,v 1.20 2007/01/09 00:27:56 imp Exp $
.\"
.Dd April 19, 1994
.Dt UALARM 3
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In unistd.h
-.Ft u_int
-.Fn ualarm "u_int microseconds" "u_int interval"
+.Ft useconds_t
+.Fn ualarm "useconds_t microseconds" "useconds_t interval"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Bf -symbolic
This is a simplified interface to
.Fn ualarm
function
waits a count of
-.Ar microseconds
+.Fa microseconds
before asserting the terminating signal
.Dv SIGALRM .
System activity or time used in processing the call may cause a slight
signal will be sent
to the process every
.Fa interval
-microseconds after the timer expires (e.g. after
-.Fa value
-microseconds have passed).
+microseconds after the timer expires (e.g.\& after
+.Fa microseconds
+number of microseconds have passed).
.Pp
Due to
.Xr setitimer 2
restriction the maximum number of
-.Ar microseconds
+.Fa microseconds
and
-.Ar interval
+.Fa interval
is limited to 100000000000000
-(in case this value fit in the unsigned integer).
+(in case this value fits in the unsigned integer).
.Sh RETURN VALUES
When the signal has successfully been caught,
.Fn ualarm
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