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[apple/libc.git] / pthreads / pthread_join.3

diff --git a/pthreads/pthread_join.3 b/pthreads/pthread_join.3
index ef9ddf821ac538660bdf74ca6accaaf66eb11405..6402393e382e7c143378b9687e791bdf8e7a37d1 100644 (file)
--- a/pthreads/pthread_join.3
+++ b/pthreads/pthread_join.3
@@ -39,13 +39,16 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Fd #include <pthread.h>
 .Ft int
-.Fn pthread_join "pthread_t thread" "void **value_ptr"
+.Fo pthread_join
+.Fa "pthread_t thread"
+.Fa "void **value_ptr"
+.Fc
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Fn pthread_join
 function suspends execution of the calling thread until the target
 .Fa thread
-terminates unless the target
+terminates, unless the target
 .Fa thread
 has already terminated.
 .Pp
@@ -62,22 +65,26 @@ When a
 returns successfully, the target thread has been terminated.
 The results
 of multiple simultaneous calls to
-.Fn pthread_join
-specifying the same target thread are undefined.
+.Fn pthread_join ,
+specifying the same target thread, are undefined.
 If the thread calling
 .Fn pthread_join
-is cancelled, then the target thread is not detached.
+is cancelled, the target thread is not detached.
 .Pp
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 If successful,  the
 .Fn pthread_join
 function will return zero.
-Otherwise an error number will be returned to
+Otherwise, an error number will be returned to
 indicate the error.
 .Sh ERRORS
 .Fn pthread_join
 will fail if:
 .Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er EDEADLK
+A deadlock was detected or the value of
+.Fa thread
+specifies the calling thread.
 .It Bq Er EINVAL
 The implementation has detected that the value specified by
 .Fa thread
@@ -86,10 +93,6 @@ does not refer to a joinable thread.
 No thread could be found corresponding to that specified by the given
 thread ID,
 .Fa thread .
-.It Bq Er EDEADLK
-A deadlock was detected or the value of
-.Fa thread
-specifies the calling thread.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr wait 2 ,