1 files changed, 25 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/basename.3 b/lib/libc/gen/basename.3
index 4a3743a..bcdd99e 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/basename.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/basename.3
@@ -1,33 +1,22 @@
+.\" $OpenBSD: basename.3,v 1.20 2007/05/31 19:19:28 jmc Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1997 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
-.\" All rights reserved.
 .\"
-.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-.\" are met:
-.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-.\" 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
-.\"    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
 .\"
-.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
-.\" INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
-.\" AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
-.\" THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
-.\" EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-.\" PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
-.\" OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
-.\" WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
-.\" OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
-.\" ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: basename.3,v 1.12 2000/04/18 03:01:25 aaron Exp $
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd October 6, 2009
+.Dd March 31, 2010
 .Dt BASENAME 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -42,8 +31,7 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Fn basename
-function
-returns the last component from the pathname pointed to by
+function returns the last component from the pathname pointed to by
 .Fa path ,
 deleting any trailing
 .Sq \&/
@@ -111,4 +99,15 @@ function first appeared in
 and
 .Fx 4.2 .
 .Sh AUTHORS
-.An "Todd C. Miller" Aq Todd.Miller@courtesan.com
+.An Todd C. Miller
+.Sh CAVEATS
+.Fn basename
+returns a pointer to internal static storage space that will be overwritten
+by subsequent calls.
+.Pp
+Other vendor implementations of
+.Fn basename
+may modify the contents of the string passed to
+.Fn basename ;
+this should be taken into account when writing code which calls this function
+if portability is desired.