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diff --git a/lib/libc/locale/isdigit.3 b/lib/libc/locale/isdigit.3
index bb7dd72..42503ad 100644
--- a/lib/libc/locale/isdigit.3
+++ b/lib/libc/locale/isdigit.3
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
.\" @(#)isdigit.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd October 6, 2002
+.Dd March 30, 2004
.Dt ISDIGIT 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -53,15 +53,21 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn isdigit
-function tests for any decimal-digit character.
-For any locale,
-this includes the following characters only:
+function tests for a decimal digit character.
+Regardless of locale, this includes the following characters only:
.Pp
.Bl -column \&``0''______ \&``0''______ \&``0''______ \&``0''______ \&``0''______
.It "\&``0''\t``1''\t``2''\t``3''\t``4''"
.It "\&``5''\t``6''\t``7''\t``8''\t``9''"
.El
.Pp
+The
+.Fn isnumber
+function behaves similarly to
+.Fn isdigit ,
+but may recognize additional characters, depending on the current locale
+setting.
+.Pp
For single C
.Va char Ns s
locales (see
@@ -74,7 +80,9 @@ or the value of
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn isdigit
-function returns zero if the character tests false and
+and
+.Fn isnumber
+functions return zero if the character tests false and
returns non-zero if the character tests true.
.Sh COMPATIBILITY
Although
@@ -97,3 +105,8 @@ The
.Fn isdigit
function conforms to
.St -isoC .
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Fn isnumber
+function appeared in
+.Bx 4.4 .
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