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diff --git a/man/pthread_mutex_lock.3 b/man/pthread_mutex_lock.3
index e0a4fadc666b1404504ea1d75f6635ace8fa0d84..8d3643396bccdf855ac66786a1df21459c22cde1 100644 (file)
--- a/man/pthread_mutex_lock.3
+++ b/man/pthread_mutex_lock.3
@@ -25,20 +25,18 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc_r/man/pthread_mutex_lock.3,v 1.5.2.4 2001/08/17 15:42:51 ru Exp $
+.\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd July 30, 1998
+.Dd January 31, 2006
 .Dt PTHREAD_MUTEX_LOCK 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm pthread_mutex_lock
 .Nd lock a mutex
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
-.Fd #include <pthread.h>
+.In pthread.h
 .Ft int
-.Fo pthread_mutex_lock
-.Fa "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"
-.Fc
+.Fn pthread_mutex_lock "pthread_mutex_t *mutex"
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Fn pthread_mutex_lock
@@ -49,19 +47,20 @@ mutex becomes available.
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 If successful,
 .Fn pthread_mutex_lock
-will return zero.
-Otherwise, an error number will be returned to indicate the error.
+will return zero, otherwise an error number will be returned to
+indicate the error.
 .Sh ERRORS
+The
 .Fn pthread_mutex_lock
-will fail if:
+function will fail if:
 .Bl -tag -width Er
-.It Bq Er EDEADLK
-A deadlock would occur if the thread blocked waiting for
-.Fa mutex .
 .It Bq Er EINVAL
 The value specified by
 .Fa mutex
 is invalid.
+.It Bq Er EDEADLK
+A deadlock would occur if the thread blocked waiting for
+.Fa mutex .
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr pthread_mutex_destroy 3 ,
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ is invalid.
 .Xr pthread_mutex_trylock 3 ,
 .Xr pthread_mutex_unlock 3
 .Sh STANDARDS
+The
 .Fn pthread_mutex_lock
-conforms to
+function conforms to
 .St -p1003.1-96 .