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diff --git a/bsd/man/man2/_exit.2 b/bsd/man/man2/_exit.2
index 402de8fb9b1843ac0fd3e1fff79770e739570ddf..9c520f76fbafa43f581671d688c904b2737c345b 100644 (file)
--- a/bsd/man/man2/_exit.2
+++ b/bsd/man/man2/_exit.2
@@ -42,17 +42,19 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Fd #include <unistd.h>
 .Ft void
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Fd #include <unistd.h>
 .Ft void

-.Fn _exit "int status"
+.Fo _exit
+.Fa "int status"
+.Fc

 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Fn _exit
 function
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Fn _exit
 function

-terminates a process with the following consequences:
+terminates a process, with the following consequences:

 .Bl -bullet
 .It
 .Bl -bullet
 .It

-All of the descriptors open in the calling process are closed.
-This may entail delays, for example, waiting for output to drain;
-a process in this state may not be killed, as it is already dying.
+All of the descriptors that were open in the calling process are closed.
+This may entail delays; for example, waiting for output to drain.
+A process in this state may not be killed, as it is already dying.

 .It
 If the parent process of the calling process has an outstanding
 .Xr wait
 .It
 If the parent process of the calling process has an outstanding
 .Xr wait


@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ call
 or catches the
 .Dv SIGCHLD
 signal,
 or catches the
 .Dv SIGCHLD
 signal,

-it is notified of the calling process's termination and
+it is notified of the calling process's termination;

 the
 .Em status
 is set as defined by
 the
 .Em status
 is set as defined by


@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@ If the process is a controlling process (see
 .Xr intro 2 ) ,
 the
 .Dv SIGHUP
 .Xr intro 2 ) ,
 the
 .Dv SIGHUP

-signal is sent to the foreground process group of the controlling terminal,
-and all current access to the controlling terminal is revoked.
+signal is sent to the foreground process group of the controlling terminal.
+All current access to the controlling terminal is revoked.

 .El
 .Pp
 Most C programs call the library routine
 .El
 .Pp
 Most C programs call the library routine