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diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/alloca.3 b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/alloca.3
index 56d52ebe1b..e9e0b67ee3 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/alloca.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/alloca.3
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
29.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF 29.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
30.\" SUCH DAMAGE. 30.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
31.\" 31.\"
32.\" $OpenBSD: alloca.3,v 1.7 1999/06/29 18:36:18 aaron Exp $ 32.\" $OpenBSD: alloca.3,v 1.8 2000/04/20 13:50:01 aaron Exp $
33.\" 33.\"
34.Dd May 2, 1991 34.Dd May 2, 1991
35.Dt ALLOCA 3 35.Dt ALLOCA 3
@@ -44,12 +44,10 @@
44.Sh DESCRIPTION 44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The 45The
46.Fn alloca 46.Fn alloca
47function 47function allocates
48allocates
49.Fa size 48.Fa size
50bytes of space in the stack frame of the caller. 49bytes of space in the stack frame of the caller.
51This temporary space is automatically freed on 50This temporary space is automatically freed on return.
52return.
53.Sh RETURN VALUES 51.Sh RETURN VALUES
54The 52The
55.Fn alloca 53.Fn alloca
@@ -63,8 +61,7 @@ function returns a pointer to the beginning of the allocated space.
63.Sh BUGS 61.Sh BUGS
64The 62The
65.Fn alloca 63.Fn alloca
66function 64function is machine dependent; its use is discouraged.
67is machine dependent; its use is discouraged.
68.\" .Sh HISTORY 65.\" .Sh HISTORY
69.\" The 66.\" The
70.\" .Fn alloca 67.\" .Fn alloca