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+++ b/lib/libc/sys/dup.2
@@ -128,20 +128,27 @@ indicates the cause of the error.
.Sh ERRORS
The
.Fn dup
-and
-.Fn dup2
-system calls fail if:
+system call fails if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EBADF
The
.Fa oldd
-or
-.Fa newd
argument
is not a valid active descriptor
.It Bq Er EMFILE
Too many descriptors are active.
.El
+The
+.Fn dup2
+system call fails if:
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er EBADF
+The
+.Fa oldd
+argument is not a valid active descriptor or the
+.Fa newd
+argument is negative or exceeds the maximum allowable descriptor number
+.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr accept 2 ,
.Xr cap_new 2 ,
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