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diff --git a/usr/man/man2/exit.2 b/usr/man/man2/exit.2
index 76ef57d..2b4b8f6 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/man/man2/exit.2
+++ b/usr/man/man2/exit.2
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-.TH EXIT 2 "27 July 1983"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
+.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
+.\"
+.\"    @(#)exit.2      6.4 (Berkeley) 5/22/86
+.\"
+.TH EXIT 2 "May 22, 1986"

 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 _exit \- terminate a process
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 _exit \- terminate a process


@@ -14,6 +20,8 @@ terminates a process with the following consequences:
 .in +5n
 .PP
 All of the descriptors open in the calling process are closed.
 .in +5n
 .PP
 All of the descriptors open in the calling process are closed.

+This may entail delays, for example, waiting for output to drain;
+a process in this state may not be killed, as it is already dying.

 .PP
 If the parent process of the calling process is executing a
 .I wait
 .PP
 If the parent process of the calling process is executing a
 .I wait


@@ -28,13 +36,14 @@ processes are also set to 1.  This means that the initialization process
 (see 
 .IR intro (2))
 inherits each of these processes as well.
 (see 
 .IR intro (2))
 inherits each of these processes as well.

+Any stopped children are restarted with a hangup signal (SIGHUP).

 .in -5n
 .PP
 Most C programs call the library routine
 .in -5n
 .PP
 Most C programs call the library routine

-.IR exit (3)
-which performs cleanup actions in the standard i/o library before
+.IR exit (3),
+which performs cleanup actions in the standard I/O library before

 calling \fI_exit\fP\|.
 .SH "RETURN VALUE"
 This call never returns.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 calling \fI_exit\fP\|.
 .SH "RETURN VALUE"
 This call never returns.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"

-fork(2), wait(2), exit(3)
+fork(2), sigvec(2), wait(2), exit(3)