1 files changed, 4 insertions, 47 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/directory.3 b/lib/libc/gen/directory.3
index 263dfdd6eb95..a92d51980aab 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/directory.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/directory.3
@@ -25,14 +25,13 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd August 1, 2020
+.Dd September 5, 2025
 .Dt DIRECTORY 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm opendir ,
 .Nm fdopendir ,
 .Nm readdir ,
-.Nm readdir_r ,
 .Nm telldir ,
 .Nm seekdir ,
 .Nm rewinddir ,
@@ -50,8 +49,6 @@
 .Fn fdopendir "int fd"
 .Ft struct dirent *
 .Fn readdir "DIR *dirp"
-.Ft int
-.Fn readdir_r "DIR *dirp" "struct dirent *entry" "struct dirent **result"
 .Ft long
 .Fn telldir "DIR *dirp"
 .Ft void
@@ -65,15 +62,6 @@
 .Ft int
 .Fn dirfd "DIR *dirp"
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Bf -symbolic
-The
-.Fn readdir_r
-interface is deprecated
-because it cannot be used correctly unless
-.Brq Va NAME_MAX
-is a fixed value.
-.Ef
-.Pp
 The
 .Fn opendir
 function
@@ -112,7 +100,6 @@ or to modify the state of the associated description other than by means
 of
 .Fn closedir ,
 .Fn readdir ,
-.Fn readdir_r ,
 or
 .Fn rewinddir ,
 the behavior is undefined.
@@ -144,34 +131,6 @@ may be set to any of the values documented for the
 system call.
 .Pp
 The
-.Fn readdir_r
-function
-provides the same functionality as
-.Fn readdir ,
-but the caller must provide a directory
-.Fa entry
-buffer to store the results in.
-The buffer must be large enough for a
-.Vt struct dirent
-with a
-.Va d_name
-array with
-.Brq Va NAME_MAX
-+ 1 elements.
-If the read succeeds,
-.Fa result
-is pointed at the
-.Fa entry ;
-upon reaching the end of the directory
-.Fa result
-is set to
-.Dv NULL .
-The
-.Fn readdir_r
-function
-returns 0 on success or an error number to indicate failure.
-.Pp
-The
 .Fn telldir
 function
 returns a token representing the current location associated with the named
@@ -305,9 +264,7 @@ is not associated with a directory.
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn readdir
-and
-.Fn readdir_r
-functions may also fail and set
+function may also fail and set
 .Va errno
 for any of the errors specified for the routine
 .Xr getdents 2 .
@@ -338,7 +295,6 @@ The
 .Fn fdopendir ,
 .Fn opendir ,
 .Fn readdir ,
-.Fn readdir_r ,
 .Fn rewinddir ,
 .Fn seekdir
 and
@@ -391,7 +347,8 @@ will always set the correct location to return the same value as that last
 .Fn readdir
 performed.
 This is enough for some applications which want to
-"push back the last entry read", e.g., Samba.
+.Dq push back the last entry read ,
+e.g. Samba.
 Seeks back to any other location,
 other than the beginning of the directory,
 may result in unexpected behaviour if deletes are present.