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diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3c/getline.3c b/usr/src/man/man3c/getline.3c
index a8db7df218..4339315d38 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3c/getline.3c
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3c/getline.3c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2013, Joyent, Inc. All rights reserved.
.\"
-.TH GETLINE 3C "Apr 24, 2013"
+.TH GETLINE 3C "April 9, 2016"
.SH NAME
getline, getdelim \- read delimited input from streams
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ getline, getdelim \- read delimited input from streams
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The \fBgetdelim\fR() function reads bytes from the \fIstream\fR into the the
+The \fBgetdelim\fR() function reads bytes from the \fIstream\fR into the
array pointed to by \fIptr\fR, until the \fIdelimiter\fR byte or an end-of-file
condition is encountered. The \fBgetline\fR() function is identical in
behaviour, but uses the newline character as the delimiter. The delimiter
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ hold the string it will be expanded, as if via \fBrealloc(3C)\fR. The caller
must \fBfree(3C)\fR the buffer when it is no longer required.
.SH RETURN VALUES
-.sp
.LP
If successful, \fBgetdelim\fR() and \fBgetline\fR() return the number of bytes
written into the buffer, excluding the terminating null byte. If an error
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ occurs, or if end-of-file is reached prior to reading any bytes, the value
\fB\(mi1\fR is returned and \fIerrno\fR is set to indicate the error.
.SH ERRORS
-.sp
.LP
The \fBgetline\fR() and \fBgetdelim\fR() functions may fail due to the
following errors:
@@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ free(ptr);
.in -2
.SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
@@ -130,7 +127,6 @@ MT-Level MT-Safe
.TE
.SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
.LP
\fBfgetc\fR(3C), \fBfgets\fR(3C), \fBfree\fR(3C), \fBmalloc\fR(3C),
\fBrealloc\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5)