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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/sys/brk.2')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/sys/brk.2 | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/brk.2 b/lib/libc/sys/brk.2 index 79cf8cd74c51..d580b6aea757 100644 --- a/lib/libc/sys/brk.2 +++ b/lib/libc/sys/brk.2 @@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ .Nd change data segment size .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include <sys/types.h> -.Ft char -.Fn *brk "const char *addr" +.Ft int +.Fn brk "const char *addr" .Ft char * -.Fn *sbrk "int incr" +.Fn sbrk "int incr" .Sh DESCRIPTION .Bf -symbolic The brk and sbrk functions are historical curiosities @@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ returns 0 if successful; -1 if the process requests more memory than than allowed by the system limit. The .Nm sbrk -function returns 0 if successful, otherwise the error -.Er EOPNOTSUPP +function returns the old break value if successful, otherwise a -1 is returned. .\" .Sh ERRORS .\" .Xr Sbrk @@ -141,4 +140,5 @@ the data segment without consulting .Sh HISTORY A .Nm -function call appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX. +function call appeared in +.At v7 . |