--- ulimit.3.orig 2009-11-07 14:51:38.000000000 -0800 +++ ulimit.3 2009-11-07 14:51:39.000000000 -0800 @@ -34,28 +34,31 @@ .Sh SYNOPSIS .In ulimit.h .Ft long -.Fn ulimit "int cmd" "..." +.Fo ulimit +.Fa "int cmd" +.Fa "..." +.Fc .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn ulimit function will get and set process limits. -Currently this is limited to the maximum file size. +Currently, this is limited to the maximum file size. The .Fa cmd argument is one of the following: .Bl -tag -width ".Dv UL_GETFSIZE" .It Dv UL_GETFSIZE -will return the maximum file size in units of 512 blocks of -the current process. +will return the maximum file size of the current process, +in units of 512-byte blocks. .It Dv UL_SETFSIZE will attempt to set the maximum file size of the current -process and its children with the second argument expressed as a long. +process and its children, using the second argument (expressed as a long). .El .Sh RETURN VALUES Upon successful completion, .Fn ulimit returns the value requested; -otherwise the value \-1 is returned and the global variable +otherwise, the value \-1 is returned and the global variable .Va errno is set to indicate the error. .Sh ERRORS