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diff --git a/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_create.3 b/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_create.3
index cdc28a5..3e1ed04 100644
--- a/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_create.3
+++ b/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_create.3
@@ -45,11 +45,14 @@ The
.Fn pthread_create
function is used to create a new thread, with attributes specified by
.Fa attr ,
-within a process. If
+within a process.
+If
.Fa attr
-is NULL, the default attributes are used. If the attributes specified by
+is NULL, the default attributes are used.
+If the attributes specified by
.Fa attr
-are modified later, the thread's attributes are not affected. Upon
+are modified later, the thread's attributes are not affected.
+Upon
successful completion
.Fn pthread_create
will store the ID of the created thread in the location specified by
@@ -59,15 +62,18 @@ The thread is created executing
.Fa start_routine
with
.Fa arg
-as its sole argument. If the
+as its sole argument.
+If the
.Fa start_routine
returns, the effect is as if there was an implicit call to
.Fn pthread_exit
using the return value of
.Fa start_routine
-as the exit status. Note that the thread in which
+as the exit status.
+Note that the thread in which
.Fn main
-was originally invoked differs from this. When it returns from
+was originally invoked differs from this.
+When it returns from
.Fn main ,
the effect is as if there was an implicit call to
.Fn exit
@@ -85,7 +91,8 @@ The set of signals pending for the new thread is empty.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
If successful, the
.Fn pthread_create
-function will return zero. Otherwise an error number will be returned to
+function will return zero.
+Otherwise an error number will be returned to
indicate the error.
.Sh ERRORS
.Fn pthread_create
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