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@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 .\"   OpenGroup's Single UNIX specification http://www.UNIX-systems.org/online.html
 .\"   ISO/IEC 9899:1999
 .\"
-.TH WCSTOMBS 3  2014-03-18 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH WCSTOMBS 3  2019-03-06 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 wcstombs \- convert a wide-character string to a multibyte string
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <stdlib.h>
-.sp
+.PP
 .BI "size_t wcstombs(char *" dest ", const wchar_t *" src ", size_t " n );
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -36,27 +36,28 @@ At most
 .I n
 bytes are written to
 .IR dest .
-The conversion
-starts in the initial state.
+The sequence of characters placed in
+.IR dest
+begins in the initial shift state.
 The conversion can stop for three reasons:
-.PP
-1. A wide character has been encountered that can not be represented as a
+.IP 1. 3
+A wide character has been encountered that can not be represented as a
 multibyte sequence (according to the current locale).
 In this case,
 .I (size_t)\ \-1
 is returned.
-.PP
-2. The length limit forces a stop.
+.IP 2.
+The length limit forces a stop.
 In this case, the number of bytes written to
 .I dest
 is returned, but the shift state at this point is lost.
-.PP
-3. The wide-character string has been completely converted, including the
-terminating null wide character (L\(aq\\0\(aq).
-In this case, the conversion ends in the initial state.
+.IP 3.
+The wide-character string has been completely converted, including the
+terminating null wide character (L\(aq\e0\(aq).
+In this case, the conversion ends in the initial shift state.
 The number of bytes written to
 .IR dest ,
-excluding the terminating null byte (\(aq\\0\(aq), is returned.
+excluding the terminating null byte (\(aq\e0\(aq), is returned.
 .PP
 The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least
 .I n
@@ -98,9 +99,9 @@ T{
 .BR wcstombs ()
 T}     Thread safety   MT-Safe
 .TE
-
+.sp 1
 .SH CONFORMING TO
-C99.
+POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.
 .SH NOTES
 The behavior of
 .BR wcstombs ()
@@ -111,11 +112,10 @@ current locale.
 .PP
 The function
 .BR wcsrtombs (3)
-provides a thread safe interface to
-the same functionality.
+provides a better interface to the same functionality.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR mblen (3),
-.BR mbtowc (3),
 .BR mbstowcs (3),
+.BR mbtowc (3),
 .BR wcsrtombs (3)
-.BR wctom (3)
+.BR wctomb (3)