mdoc(7) police: "The .Fa argument.".

14 files changed, 160 insertions, 74 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/des_crypt.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/des_crypt.3
index 39b927b..b40a62c 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/des_crypt.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/des_crypt.3
@@ -54,23 +54,23 @@ Also, regularities in the clear text will
 not appear in the cipher text.
 .Pp
 Here is how to use these routines.
-The first parameter,
+The first argument,
 .Fa key ,
 is the 8-byte encryption key with parity.
 To set the key's parity, which for
 .Tn DES
 is in the low bit of each byte, use
 .Fn des_setparity .
-The second parameter,
+The second argument,
 .Fa data ,
 contains the data to be encrypted or decrypted.
 The
-third parameter,
+third argument,
 .Fa datalen ,
 is the length in bytes of
 .Fa data ,
 which must be a multiple of 8.
-The fourth parameter,
+The fourth argument,
 .Fa mode ,
 is formed by
 .Em OR Ns 'ing
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ in software and the routine returns
 .Er DESERR_NOHWDEVICE .
 For
 .Fn cbc_crypt ,
-the parameter
+the
 .Fa ivec
+argument
 is the 8-byte initialization
 vector for the chaining.
 It is updated to the next initialization
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ Encryption succeeded, but done in software instead of the requested hardware.
 .It Bq Er DESERR_HWERR
 An error occurred in the hardware or driver.
 .It Bq Er DESERR_BADPARAM
-Bad parameter to routine.
+Bad argument to routine.
 .El
 .Pp
 Given a result status
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/getnetconfig.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/getnetconfig.3
index 241b946..e67b9bb 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/getnetconfig.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/getnetconfig.3
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ function
 returns
 .Dv NULL
 at the end of the file.
+The
 .Fa handlep
+argument
 is the handle obtained through
 .Fn setnetconfig .
 .Pp
@@ -90,7 +92,9 @@ The
 .Fn endnetconfig
 function
 should be called when processing is complete to release resources for reuse.
+The
 .Fa handlep
+argument
 is the handle obtained through
 .Fn setnetconfig .
 Programmers should be aware, however, that the last call to
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc.3
index 835ae2d..b8688ad 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc.3
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ be included.
 Some of the high-level
 RPC interface routines take a
 .Fa nettype
-string as one of the parameters
+string as one of the arguments
 (for example,
 .Fn clnt_create ,
 .Fn svc_create ,
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ string as one of the parameters
 This string defines a class of transports which can be used
 for a particular application.
 .Pp
+The
 .Fa nettype
+argument
 can be one of the following:
 .Bl -tag -width datagram_v
 .It netpath
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_clnt_auth.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_clnt_auth.3
index 3a5b5b3..1412c61 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_clnt_auth.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_clnt_auth.3
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ This is the default authentication used by RPC.
 Create and return an RPC authentication handle that contains
 .Dv AUTH_SYS
 authentication information.
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa host
+argument
 is the name of the machine on which the information was
 created;
 .Fa uid
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ refer to a counted array of groups to which the user belongs.
 .It Fn authsys_create_default
 Call
 .Fn authsys_create
-with the appropriate parameters.
+with the appropriate arguments.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr rpc 3 ,
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_clnt_calls.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_clnt_calls.3
index 08435b8..0626d90 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_clnt_calls.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_clnt_calls.3
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ The remaining routines deal with error handling in the case of errors.
 .Pp
 Some of the routines take a
 .Vt CLIENT
-handle as one of the parameters.
+handle as one of the arguments.
 A
 .Vt CLIENT
 handle can be created by an RPC creation routine such as
@@ -107,16 +107,19 @@ client creation routine such as
 .Fn clnt_create
 (see
 .Xr rpc_clnt_create 3 ) .
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa inproc
-is the XDR function used to encode the procedure's parameters, and
+argument
+is the XDR function used to encode the procedure's arguments, and
 .Fa outproc
 is the XDR function used to decode the procedure's results;
 .Fa in
 is the address of the procedure's argument(s), and
 .Fa out
 is the address of where to place the result(s).
+The
 .Fa tout
+argument
 is the time allowed for results to be returned, which is overridden by
 a time-out set explicitly through
 .Fn clnt_control ,
@@ -128,8 +131,9 @@ otherwise an appropriate status is returned.
 .It Fn clnt_freeres
 A function macro that frees any data allocated by the
 RPC/XDR system when it decoded the results of an RPC call.
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa out
+argument
 is the address of the results, and
 .Fa outproc
 is the XDR routine describing the results.
@@ -257,7 +261,9 @@ except that the initial timeout,
 and the maximum timeout,
 .Fa waittime
 are specified in milliseconds.
+The
 .Fa inittime
+argument
 is the initial time that
 .Fn rpc_broadcast_exp
 waits before resending the request.
@@ -272,16 +278,19 @@ and
 .Fa procnum
 on the machine,
 .Fa host .
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa inproc
-is used to encode the procedure's parameters, and
+argument
+is used to encode the procedure's arguments, and
 .Fa outproc
 is used to decode the procedure's results;
 .Fa in
 is the address of the procedure's argument(s), and
 .Fa out
 is the address of where to place the result(s).
+The
 .Fa nettype
+argument
 can be any of the values listed on
 .Xr rpc 3 .
 This routine returns
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_clnt_create.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_clnt_create.3
index ca6f92e..c083c6f 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_clnt_create.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_clnt_create.3
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ to perform the requested service, and then sends a reply.
 .It Fn clnt_control
 A function macro to change or retrieve various information
 about a client object.
+The
 .Fa req
+argument
 indicates the type of operation, and
 .Fa info
 is a pointer to the information.
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ If you set the timeout value to 0,
 .Fn clnt_control
 immediately returns an error
 .Pq Dv RPC_TIMEDOUT .
-Set the timeout parameter to 0 for batching calls.
+Set the timeout argument to 0 for batching calls.
 .Bl -column CLSET_FD_NCLOSE "struct timeval *" "do not close fd on destroy"
 .It Dv CLGET_SVC_ADDR Ta "struct netbuf *" Ta "get servers address"
 .It Dv CLGET_FD Ta "int *" Ta "get fd from handle"
@@ -132,10 +134,14 @@ Generic client creation routine for program
 .Fa prognum
 and version
 .Fa versnum .
+The
 .Fa host
+argument
 identifies the name of the remote host where the server
 is located.
+The
 .Fa nettype
+argument
 indicates the class of transport protocol to use.
 The transports are tried in left to right order in
 .Ev NETPATH
@@ -174,7 +180,7 @@ later (see
 .It Fn clnt_create_timed
 Generic client creation routine which is similar to
 .Fn clnt_create
-but which also has the additional parameter
+but which also has the additional argument
 .Fa timeout
 that specifies the maximum amount of time allowed for
 each transport class tried.
@@ -188,10 +194,14 @@ Generic client creation routine which is similar to
 .Fn clnt_create
 but which also checks for the
 version availability.
+The
 .Fa host
+argument
 identifies the name of the remote host where the server
 is located.
+The
 .Fa nettype
+argument
 indicates the class transport protocols to be used.
 If the routine is successful it returns a client handle created for
 the highest version between
@@ -199,7 +209,9 @@ the highest version between
 and
 .Fa vers_high
 that is supported by the server.
+The
 .Fa vers_outp
+argument
 is set to this value.
 That is, after a successful return
 .Fa vers_low
@@ -241,7 +253,7 @@ the range supplied is supported by the server.
 .It Fn clnt_create_vers_timed
 Generic client creation routine which is similar to
 .Fn clnt_create_vers
-but which also has the additional parameter
+but which also has the additional argument
 .Fa timeout
 that specifies the maximum amount of time allowed for
 each transport class tried.
@@ -281,8 +293,9 @@ and version
 the client uses a connectionless transport.
 The remote program is located at address
 .Fa svcaddr .
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa fildes
+argument
 is an open and bound file descriptor.
 This routine will resend the call message in intervals of
 15 seconds until a response is received or until the
@@ -297,10 +310,11 @@ The retry time out and the total time out periods can
 be changed using
 .Fn clnt_control .
 The user may set the size of the send and receive
-buffers with the parameters
+buffers with the
 .Fa sendsz
 and
-.Fa recvsz ;
+.Fa recvsz
+arguments;
 values of 0 choose suitable defaults.
 This routine returns
 .Dv NULL
@@ -365,7 +379,9 @@ is
 .Dv NULL ,
 .Dv RPC_UNKNOWNADDR
 error is set.
+The
 .Fa fildes
+argument
 is a file descriptor which may be open, bound and connected.
 If it is
 .Dv RPC_ANYFD ,
@@ -385,10 +401,11 @@ error is set.
 If
 .Fa fildes
 is unbound, then it will attempt to bind the descriptor.
-The user may specify the size of the buffers with the parameters
+The user may specify the size of the buffers with the
 .Fa sendsz
 and
-.Fa recvsz ;
+.Fa recvsz
+arguments;
 values of 0 choose suitable defaults.
 Depending upon the type of the transport (connection-oriented
 or connectionless),
@@ -439,7 +456,7 @@ Like
 .Fn clnt_tp_create
 except
 .Fn clnt_tp_create_timed
-has the extra parameter
+has the extra argument
 .Fa timeout
 which specifies the maximum time allowed for
 for the creation attempt to succeed.
@@ -457,14 +474,16 @@ and version
 the client uses a connection-oriented transport.
 The remote program is located at address
 .Fa svcaddr .
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa fildes
+argument
 is an open and bound file descriptor.
 The user may specify the size of the send and receive buffers
-with the parameters
+with the
 .Fa sendsz
 and
-.Fa recvsz ;
+.Fa recvsz
+arguments;
 values of 0 choose suitable defaults.
 This routine returns
 .Dv NULL
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_secure.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_secure.3
index 27b9870..559cb6b 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_secure.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_secure.3
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The
 function,
 used on the client side, returns an authentication handle that
 will enable the use of the secure authentication system.
-The first parameter
+The first argument
 .Fa name
 is the network name, or
 .Fa netname ,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ window is more secure than a large one, but choosing
 too small of a window will increase the frequency of
 resynchronizations because of clock drift.
 The third
-parameter
+argument
 .Fa addr
 is optional.  If it is
 .Dv NULL ,
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ is supplied, however, then the system will use the address
 for consulting the remote time service whenever
 resynchronization
 is required.
-This parameter is usually the
+This argument is usually the
 address of the
 .Tn RPC
 server itself.
-The final parameter
+The final argument
 .Fa ckey
 is also optional.  If it is
 .Dv NULL ,
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_soc.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_soc.3
index 5bf4099..453c45d 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_soc.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_soc.3
@@ -156,8 +156,9 @@ Create and return an
 authentication handle that contains
 .Ux
 authentication information.
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa host
+argument
 is the name of the machine on which the information was
 created;
 .Fa uid
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ It is easy to impersonate a user.
 .Pp
 Calls
 .Fn authunix_create
-with the appropriate parameters.
+with the appropriate arguments.
 .Pp
 .It Xo
 .Ft int
@@ -202,13 +203,14 @@ and
 .Fa procnum
 on the machine
 .Fa host .
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa in
+argument
 is the address of the procedure's argument(s), and
 .Fa out
 is the address of where to place the result(s);
 .Fa inproc
-is used to encode the procedure's parameters, and
+is used to encode the procedure's arguments, and
 .Fa outproc
 is used to decode the procedure's results.
 This routine returns zero if it succeeds, or the value of
@@ -300,13 +302,14 @@ which is obtained with an
 .Tn RPC
 client creation routine such as
 .Fn clnt_create .
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa in
+argument
 is the address of the procedure's argument(s), and
 .Fa out
 is the address of where to place the result(s);
 .Fa inproc
-is used to encode the procedure's parameters, and
+is used to encode the procedure's arguments, and
 .Fa outproc
 is used to decode the procedure's results;
 .Fa tout
@@ -341,10 +344,14 @@ Otherwise, the socket remains open.
 .Xc
 .Pp
 Generic client creation routine.
+The
 .Fa host
+argument
 identifies the name of the remote host where the server
 is located.
+The
 .Fa proto
+argument
 indicates which kind of transport protocol to use.
 The
 currently supported values for this field are
@@ -373,7 +380,9 @@ large arguments or return huge results.
 .Pp
 A macro used to change or retrieve various information
 about a client object.
+The
 .Fa req
+argument
 indicates the type of operation, and
 .Fa info
 is a pointer to the information.
@@ -395,7 +404,7 @@ and their argument types and what they do are:
 .Pp
 Note: if you set the timeout using
 .Fn clnt_control ,
-the timeout parameter passed to
+the timeout argument passed to
 .Fn clnt_call
 will be ignored in all future calls.
 .Bl -column "CLSET_RETRY_TIMEOUT" "struct sockaddr_in"
@@ -431,8 +440,9 @@ A macro that frees any data allocated by the
 system when it decoded the results of an
 .Tn RPC
 call.
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa out
+argument
 is the address of the results, and
 .Fa outproc
 is the
@@ -637,8 +647,9 @@ is zero, then it is set to the actual port that the remote
 program is listening on (the remote
 .Xr rpcbind 8
 service is consulted for this information).
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa sockp
+argument
 is a socket; if it is
 .Dv RPC_ANYSOCK ,
 then this routine opens a new one and sets
@@ -649,10 +660,11 @@ Since
 uses buffered
 .Tn I/O ,
 the user may specify the size of the send and receive buffers
-with the parameters
+with the
 .Fa sendsz
 and
-.Fa recvsz ;
+.Fa recvsz
+arguments;
 values of zero choose suitable defaults.
 This routine returns
 .Dv NULL
@@ -689,8 +701,9 @@ is zero, then it is set to actual port that the remote
 program is listening on (the remote
 .Xr rpcbind 8
 service is consulted for this information).
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa sockp
+argument
 is a socket; if it is
 .Dv RPC_ANYSOCK ,
 then this routine opens a new one and sets
@@ -744,8 +757,9 @@ is zero, then it is set to actual port that the remote
 program is listening on (the remote
 .Xr rpcbind 8
 service is consulted for this information).
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa sockp
+argument
 is a socket; if it is
 .Dv RPC_ANYSOCK ,
 then this routine opens a new one and sets
@@ -791,8 +805,9 @@ the client uses
 sockets as a transport.
 The local program is located at the
 .Fa *raddr .
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa sockp
+argument
 is a socket; if it is
 .Dv RPC_ANYSOCK ,
 then this routine opens a new one and sets
@@ -803,10 +818,11 @@ Since
 uses buffered
 .Tn I/O ,
 the user may specify the size of the send and receive buffers
-with the parameters
+with the
 .Fa sendsz
 and
-.Fa recvsz ;
+.Fa recvsz
+arguments;
 values of zero choose suitable defaults.
 This routine returns
 .Dv NULL
@@ -920,12 +936,13 @@ address
 to make an
 .Tn RPC
 call on your behalf to a procedure on that host.
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa portp
+argument
 will be modified to the program's port number if the
 procedure
 succeeds.
-The definitions of other parameters are discussed
+The definitions of other arguments are discussed
 in
 .Fn callrpc
 and
@@ -1002,11 +1019,11 @@ version
 and procedure
 .Fa procnum ,
 .Fa procname
-is called with a pointer to its parameter(s);
+is called with a pointer to its argument(s);
 .Fa progname
 should return a pointer to its static result(s);
 .Fa inproc
-is used to decode the parameters while
+is used to decode the arguments while
 .Fa outproc
 is used to encode the results.
 This routine returns zero if the registration succeeded, \-1
@@ -1055,7 +1072,7 @@ is undefined after calling this routine.
 A global variable reflecting the
 .Tn RPC
 service side's
-read file descriptor bit mask; it is suitable as a template parameter
+read file descriptor bit mask; it is suitable as a template argument
 to the
 .Xr select 2
 system call.
@@ -1112,8 +1129,9 @@ associated with the
 .Tn RPC
 service transport handle,
 .Fa xprt .
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa in
+argument
 is the address where the arguments will be placed;
 .Fa inproc
 is the
@@ -1241,8 +1259,9 @@ Called by an
 .Tn RPC
 service's dispatch routine to send the results of a
 remote procedure call.
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa xprt
+argument
 is the request's associated transport handle;
 .Fa outproc
 is the
@@ -1283,7 +1302,7 @@ a remote procedure call due to an authentication error.
 .Xc
 .Pp
 Called by a service dispatch routine that cannot successfully
-decode its parameters.
+decode its arguments.
 See also
 .Fn svc_getargs .
 .Pp
@@ -1344,7 +1363,7 @@ it may call this routine.
 .Pp
 Called by a service dispatch routine that refuses to perform
 a remote procedure call due to insufficient
-authentication parameters.
+authentication arguments.
 The routine calls
 .Fn svcerr_auth xprt AUTH_TOOWEAK .
 .Pp
@@ -1427,7 +1446,9 @@ The transport is associated with the socket
 which may be
 .Dv RPC_ANYSOCK ,
 in which case a new socket is created.
+The
 .Fa *path
+argument
 is a variable-length file system pathname of
 at most 104 characters.
 This file is
@@ -1457,9 +1478,11 @@ choose suitable defaults.
 .Xc
 .Pp
 Create a service on top of any open descriptor.
+The
 .Fa sendsize
 and
 .Fa recvsize
+arguments
 indicate sizes for the send and receive buffers.
 If they are
 zero, a reasonable default is chosen.
@@ -1477,9 +1500,11 @@ this
 descriptor is a connected socket for a stream protocol such
 as
 .Tn TCP .
+The
 .Fa sendsize
 and
 .Fa recvsize
+arguments
 indicate sizes for the send and receive buffers.
 If they are
 zero, a reasonable default is chosen.
@@ -1600,11 +1625,11 @@ package.
 .Fn xdr_pmap "XDR *xdrs" "struct pmap *regs"
 .Xc
 .Pp
-Used for describing parameters to various
+Used for describing arguments to various
 .Xr rpcbind 8
 procedures, externally.
 This routine is useful for users who wish to generate
-these parameters without using the
+these arguments without using the
 .Fn pmap_*
 interface.
 .Pp
@@ -1615,7 +1640,7 @@ interface.
 .Pp
 Used for describing a list of port mappings, externally.
 This routine is useful for users who wish to generate
-these parameters without using the
+these arguments without using the
 .Fn pmap_*
 interface.
 .Pp
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_calls.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_calls.3
index 82b82aa..1569d76 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_calls.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_calls.3
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ has global scope and ends all RPC server activity.
 .Vt fd_set Va svc_fdset
 .Xc
 A global variable reflecting the
-RPC server's read file descriptor bit mask; it is suitable as a parameter
+RPC server's read file descriptor bit mask; it is suitable as a argument
 to the
 .Xr select 2
 system call.
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ A function macro that decodes the arguments of an
 RPC request associated with the RPC
 service transport handle
 .Fa xprt .
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa in
+argument
 is the address where the arguments will be placed;
 .Fa inproc
 is the XDR
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ is an array of
 .Vt pollfd
 structures derived from
 .Va svc_fdset[] .
-It is suitable as a parameter to the
+It is suitable as an argument to the
 .Xr poll 2
 system call.
 The derivation of
@@ -242,8 +243,9 @@ system call to return.
 .It Fn svc_sendreply
 Called by an RPC service's dispatch routine to send the results of a
 remote procedure call.
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa xprt
+argument
 is the request's associated transport handle;
 .Fa outproc
 is the XDR
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_create.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_create.3
index 23c0053..b1efa3a 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_create.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_create.3
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ data structure.
 .It Fn svc_control
 A function to change or retrieve various information
 about a service object.
+The
 .Fa req
+argument
 indicates the type of operation and
 .Fa info
 is a pointer to the information.
@@ -73,7 +75,9 @@ an
 .Dv RPC_PROGVERSMISMATCH
 error will normally
 be returned.
+The
 .Fa info
+argument
 should be a pointer to an
 integer.
 Upon successful completion of the
@@ -98,7 +102,9 @@ error will normally
 be returned.
 It is sometimes desirable to
 change this behavior.
+The
 .Fa info
+argument
 should be a
 pointer to an integer which is either 0
 (indicating normal server behavior - an
@@ -114,7 +120,9 @@ function
 creates server handles for all the transports
 belonging to the class
 .Fa nettype .
+The
 .Fa nettype
+argument
 defines a class of transports which can be used
 for a particular application.
 The transports are tried in left to right order in
@@ -133,7 +141,9 @@ function
 registers itself with the rpcbind
 service (see
 .Xr rpcbind 8 ) .
+The
 .Fa dispatch
+function
 is called when there is a remote procedure call for the given
 .Fa prognum
 and
@@ -167,10 +177,12 @@ service handle, and returns a pointer to it.
 This routine returns
 .Dv NULL
 if it fails, and an error message is logged.
+The
 .Fa sendsz
 and
 .Fa recvsz
-are parameters used to specify the size of the buffers.
+arguments
+are arguments used to specify the size of the buffers.
 If they are 0, suitable defaults are chosen.
 The file descriptor
 .Fa fildes
@@ -188,9 +200,11 @@ This routine creates a service on top of an open and bound file descriptor,
 and returns the handle to it.
 Typically, this descriptor is a connected file descriptor for a
 connection-oriented transport.
+The
 .Fa sendsz
 and
 .Fa recvsz
+arguments
 indicate sizes for the send and receive buffers.
 If they are 0, reasonable defaults are chosen.
 This routine returns
@@ -219,7 +233,9 @@ should not be called when the raw interface is being used.
 .It Fn svc_tli_create
 This routine creates an RPC
 server handle, and returns a pointer to it.
+The
 .Fa fildes
+argument
 is the file descriptor on which the service is listening.
 If
 .Fa fildes
@@ -257,7 +273,7 @@ In the case where the default address is chosen,
 the number of outstanding connect requests is set to 8
 for connection-oriented transports.
 The user may specify the size of the send and receive buffers
-with the parameters
+with the arguments
 .Fa sendsz
 and
 .Fa recvsz ;
@@ -277,7 +293,9 @@ creates a server handle for the network
 specified by
 .Fa netconf ,
 and registers itself with the rpcbind service.
+The
 .Fa dispatch
+function
 is called when there is a remote procedure call
 for the given
 .Fa prognum
@@ -299,7 +317,7 @@ This routine returns
 .Dv NULL
 if it fails, and an error message is logged.
 The users may specify the size of the send and receive buffers
-with the parameters
+with the arguments
 .Fa sendsz
 and
 .Fa recvsz ;
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_err.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_err.3
index 039501f..6e26b1a 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_err.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_err.3
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Called by a service dispatch routine that refuses to perform
 a remote procedure call due to an authentication error.
 .It Fn svcerr_decode
 Called by a service dispatch routine that cannot successfully
-decode the remote parameters
+decode the remote arguments
 (see
 .Fn svc_getargs
 in
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ Service implementors usually do not need this routine.
 .It Fn svcerr_progvers
 Called when the desired version of a program is not registered with the
 RPC package.
+The
 .Fa low_vers
+argument
 is the lowest version number,
 and
 .Fa high_vers
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ it may call this routine.
 .It Fn svcerr_weakauth
 Called by a service dispatch routine that refuses to perform
 a remote procedure call due to insufficient (but correct)
-authentication parameters.
+authentication arguments.
 The routine calls
 .Fn svcerr_auth "xprt" "AUTH_TOOWEAK" .
 .El
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_reg.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_reg.3
index 2804bf0..95756db 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_reg.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rpc_svc_reg.3
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ version
 and procedure
 .Fa procnum ,
 .Fa procname
-is called with a pointer to its parameter(s);
+is called with a pointer to its argument(s);
 .Fa procname
 should return a pointer to its static result(s);
 .Fa inproc
-is the XDR function used to decode the parameters while
+is the XDR function used to decode the arguments while
 .Fa outproc
 is the XDR function used to encode the results.
 Procedures are registered on all available transports of the class
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ When needed to process an RPC credential of type
 .Fa cred_flavor ,
 the
 .Fa handler
-procedure will be called with two parameters,
+procedure will be called with two arguments,
 .Fa "struct svc_req *rqst"
 and
 .Fa "struct rpc_msg *msg" ,
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rpcbind.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/rpcbind.3
index d9ccaaf..b90d461 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rpcbind.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rpcbind.3
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ and speaks the transport protocol associated with
 .Fa netconf .
 The address found is returned in
 .Fa svcaddr .
+The
 .Fa svcaddr
+argument
 should be preallocated.
 This routine returns
 .Dv TRUE
@@ -111,8 +113,9 @@ call on your behalf to a procedure on that host.
 The
 .Fn netconfig
 structure should correspond to a connectionless transport.
-The parameter
+The
 .Fa svcaddr
+argument
 will be modified to the server's address if the procedure succeeds
 (see
 .Fn rpc_call
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ and
 .Fn clnt_call
 in
 .Xr rpc_clnt_calls 3
-for the definitions of other parameters).
+for the definitions of other arguments).
 .Pp
 This procedure should normally be used for a
 .Dq ping
diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/rtime.3 b/lib/libc/rpc/rtime.3
index 5e85e9c..028d2be 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/rtime.3
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/rtime.3
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Normally, the
 protocol is used when consulting the Time Server.
 The
 .Fa timeout
-parameter specifies how long the
+argument specifies how long the
 routine should wait before giving
 up when waiting for a reply.
 If