--- dirname.3 2004-11-25 11:38:00.000000000 -0800 +++ dirname.3.edit 2006-07-12 11:18:01.000000000 -0700 @@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ .Sh SYNOPSIS .In libgen.h .Ft char * -.Fn dirname "const char *path" +.Fo dirname +.Fa "char *path" +.Fc .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn dirname @@ -88,12 +90,25 @@ .Fn dirname may modify the contents of the string passed to .Fn dirname ; -this should be taken into account when writing code which calls this function -if portability is desired. +if portability is desired, +this should be taken into account when writing code which calls this function. +.Sh LEGACY SYNOPSIS +.Fd #include <libgen.h> +.Pp +.Ft char * +.br +.Fo dirname +.Fa "const char *path" +.Fc ; +.Pp +In legacy mode, +.Fa path +will not be changed. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr basename 1 , .Xr dirname 1 , -.Xr basename 3 +.Xr basename 3 , +.Xr compat 5 .Sh STANDARDS The .Fn dirname