Libc-763.11.tar.gz

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diff --git a/gen/FreeBSD/ualarm.3 b/gen/FreeBSD/ualarm.3
index 0f4774f3987c6e61ea0d01068116f1889adc2614..4b02cd9b16d77a93a092bd9cd0dbf88775c7f42a 100644 (file)
--- a/gen/FreeBSD/ualarm.3
+++ b/gen/FreeBSD/ualarm.3
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 .\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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 .\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 .\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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 .\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

-.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
-.\"    must display the following acknowledgement:
-.\"    This product includes software developed by the University of
-.\"    California, Berkeley and its contributors.

 .\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
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 .\"    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
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@@ -30,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     From: @(#)ualarm.3     8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     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
 .\"
 .Dd April 19, 1994
 .Dt UALARM 3


@@ -42,8 +38,8 @@
 .Lb libc
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .In unistd.h
 .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
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Bf -symbolic
 This is a simplified interface to


@@ -54,7 +50,7 @@ The
 .Fn ualarm
 function
 waits a count of
 .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
 before asserting the terminating signal
 .Dv SIGALRM .
 System activity or time used in processing the call may cause a slight


@@ -67,18 +63,18 @@ argument is non-zero, the
 signal will be sent
 to the process every
 .Fa interval
 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
 .Pp
 Due to
 .Xr setitimer 2
 restriction the maximum number of

-.Ar microseconds
+.Fa microseconds

 and
 and

-.Ar interval
+.Fa interval

 is limited to 100000000000000
 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
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 When the signal has successfully been caught,
 .Fn ualarm