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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/string/ffs.3 b/lib/libc/string/ffs.3
index bf6f5f5..d8e11d8 100644
--- a/lib/libc/string/ffs.3
+++ b/lib/libc/string/ffs.3
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
.\" @(#)ffs.3 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd May 3, 2011
+.Dd September 29, 2012
.Dt FFS 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ The
.Fn ffsl
and
.Fn ffsll
-functions find the first bit set
-(beginning with the least significant bit)
+functions find the first (least significant) bit set
in
.Fa value
and return the index of that bit.
@@ -74,11 +73,11 @@ The
.Fn flsl
and
.Fn flsll
-functions find the last bit set in
+functions find the last (most significant) bit set in
.Fa value
and return the index of that bit.
.Pp
-Bits are numbered starting at 1 (the least significant bit).
+Bits are numbered starting at 1, the least significant bit.
A return value of zero from any of these functions means that the
argument was zero.
.Sh SEE ALSO
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