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@@ -217,3 +217,9 @@ The
.Nm
utility conforms to
.St -p1003.1-2001 .
+.Tn POSIX
+does not specify whether arithmetic overflow is detected, nor does it specify
+the possible range of integer arguments to
+.Nm ,
+so a portable application must assume that the range is small and that
+overflow may not be detected.