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diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/exit.3 b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/exit.3
index adb81ffcb4..8c4b2eed2c 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/exit.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/exit.3
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@
13.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 13.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
14.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 14.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
15.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 15.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
16.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software 16.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
17.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
18.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
19.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
20.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
21.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software 17.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
22.\" without specific prior written permission. 18.\" without specific prior written permission.
23.\" 19.\"
@@ -33,8 +29,7 @@
33.\" 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
34.\" SUCH DAMAGE. 30.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
35.\" 31.\"
36.\" from: @(#)exit.3 6.6 (Berkeley) 6/29/91 32.\" $OpenBSD: exit.3,v 1.9 2003/06/02 20:18:37 millert Exp $
37.\" $Id: exit.3,v 1.1.1.1 1995/10/18 08:42:17 deraadt Exp $
38.\" 33.\"
39.Dd June 29, 1991 34.Dd June 29, 1991
40.Dt EXIT 3 35.Dt EXIT 3
@@ -47,8 +42,9 @@
47.Ft void 42.Ft void
48.Fn exit "int status" 43.Fn exit "int status"
49.Sh DESCRIPTION 44.Sh DESCRIPTION
50.Fn Exit 45The
51terminates a process. 46.Fn exit
47function terminates a process.
52.Pp 48.Pp
53Before termination it performs the following functions in the 49Before termination it performs the following functions in the
54order listed: 50order listed:
@@ -66,19 +62,28 @@ Unlink all files created with the
66.Xr tmpfile 3 62.Xr tmpfile 3
67function. 63function.
68.El 64.El
65.Pp
66Following this,
67.Fn exit
68calls
69.Xr _exit 2 .
70Note that typically
71.Xr _exit 2
72only passes the lower 8 bits of
73.Fa status
74on to the parent, thus negative values have less meaning.
69.Sh RETURN VALUES 75.Sh RETURN VALUES
70The 76The
71.Fn exit 77.Fn exit
72function 78function never returns.
73never returns.
74.Sh SEE ALSO 79.Sh SEE ALSO
75.Xr _exit 2 , 80.Xr _exit 2 ,
76.Xr atexit 3 , 81.Xr atexit 3 ,
77.Xr intro 3 , 82.Xr intro 3 ,
83.Xr sysexits 3 ,
78.Xr tmpfile 3 84.Xr tmpfile 3
79.Sh STANDARDS 85.Sh STANDARDS
80The 86The
81.Fn exit 87.Fn exit
82function 88function conforms to
83conforms to
84.St -ansiC . 89.St -ansiC .