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SCCS-vsn: lib/libc/stdlib/atof.3 5.1

diff --git a/usr/src/lib/libc/stdlib/atof.3 b/usr/src/lib/libc/stdlib/atof.3
index 202bcbd..0612cdd 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/lib/libc/stdlib/atof.3
+++ b/usr/src/lib/libc/stdlib/atof.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.\"    @(#)atof.3      4.1 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)atof.3      5.1 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .\"

-.TH ATOF 3 
+.TH ATOF 3  "19 January 1983"

 .AT 3
 .SH NAME
 atof, atoi, atol \- convert ASCII to numbers
 .AT 3
 .SH NAME
 atof, atoi, atol \- convert ASCII to numbers


@@ -18,24 +18,21 @@ atof, atoi, atol \- convert ASCII to numbers
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 These functions convert a string pointed to by
 .I nptr
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 These functions convert a string pointed to by
 .I nptr

-to floating, integer, and long integer
-representation respectively.
+to floating, integer, and long integer representation respectively.

 The first unrecognized character ends the string.
 .PP
 .I Atof
 The first unrecognized character ends the string.
 .PP
 .I Atof

-recognizes an optional string of tabs and spaces,
-then an optional sign, then
+recognizes an optional string of spaces, then an optional sign, then

 a string of digits optionally containing a decimal
 a string of digits optionally containing a decimal

-point, then an optional `e' or `E' followed
-by an optionally signed integer.
+point, then an optional `e' or `E' followed by an optionally signed integer.

 .PP
 .I Atoi
 and
 .I atol
 .PP
 .I Atoi
 and
 .I atol

-recognize an optional string of tabs and spaces,
-then an optional sign, then a string of
+recognize an optional string of spaces, then an optional sign, then a
+string of

 digits.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 digits.
 .SH SEE ALSO

-scanf(3)
+scanf(3S)

 .SH BUGS
 There are no provisions for overflow.
 .SH BUGS
 There are no provisions for overflow.