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diff --git a/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_once.3 b/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_once.3
index 2dcea49..8cd894a 100644
--- a/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_once.3
+++ b/lib/libpthread/man/pthread_once.3
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ by any thread in a process, with a given
.Fa once_control ,
will call the
.Fn init_routine
-with no arguments. Subsequent calls to
+with no arguments.
+Subsequent calls to
.Fn pthread_once
with the same
.Fa once_control
@@ -61,14 +62,16 @@ On return from
.Fn pthread_once ,
it is guaranteed that
.Fn init_routine
-has completed. The
+has completed.
+The
.Fa once_control
parameter is used to determine whether the associated initialization
routine has been called.
.Pp
The function
.Fn pthread_once
-is not a cancellation point. However, if
+is not a cancellation point.
+However, if
.Fn init_routine
is a cancellation point and is cancelled, the effect on
.Fa once_control is as if
@@ -90,7 +93,8 @@ has automatic storage duration or is not initialized by
.Sh RETURN VALUES
If successful, the
.Fn pthread_once
-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
None.
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