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diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/intro.2 b/lib/libc/sys/intro.2
index bc10b1d..fb25195 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/intro.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/intro.2
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
.\" @(#)intro.2 8.5 (Berkeley) 2/27/95
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd May 4, 2013
+.Dd September 8, 2016
.Dt INTRO 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -486,7 +486,10 @@ A new process is created by a currently active process (see
.Xr fork 2 ) .
The parent process ID of a process is initially the process ID of its creator.
If the creating process exits,
-the parent process ID of each child is set to the ID of a system process,
+the parent process ID of each child is set to the ID of the calling process's
+reaper (see
+.Xr procctl 2 ) ,
+normally
.Xr init 8 .
.It Process Group
Each active process is a member of a process group that is identified by
@@ -535,7 +538,7 @@ when none of its members has a parent process that is in the same session
as the group,
but is in a different process group.
Note that when a process exits, the parent process for its children
-is changed to be
+is normally changed to be
.Xr init 8 ,
which is in a separate session.
Not all members of an orphaned process group are necessarily orphaned
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