Usually, it is the negative of a standard error code,
for example, \-\fBEPERM\fP.
The _syscall() macros will return the result \fIr\fP of the system call
-when \fIr\fP is non-negative, but will return \-1 and set the variable
+when \fIr\fP is nonnegative, but will return \-1 and set the variable
.I errno
to \-\fIr\fP when \fIr\fP is negative.
For the error codes, see
for reasons why this may be useful.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success,
-these system calls return a non-negative integer that is a descriptor
+these system calls return a nonnegative integer that is a descriptor
for the accepted socket.
On error, \-1 is returned, and
.I errno
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success,
these system calls
-return a non-negative file descriptor.
+return a nonnegative file descriptor.
On error, \-1 is returned, and
.I errno
is set to indicate the error.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success,
.BR inotify_add_watch ()
-returns a non-negative watch descriptor.
+returns a nonnegative watch descriptor.
On error \-1 is returned and
.I errno
is set appropriately.
A few
.BR ioctl ()
requests use the return value as an output parameter
-and return a non-negative value on success.
+and return a nonnegative value on success.
On error, \-1 is returned, and
.I errno
is set appropriately.
destruction.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
If successful, the return value will be the message queue identifier (a
-non-negative integer), otherwise \-1
+nonnegative integer), otherwise \-1
with
.I errno
indicating the error.
.I mtext
field is an array (or other structure) whose size is specified by
.IR msgsz ,
-a non-negative integer value.
+a nonnegative integer value.
Messages of zero length (i.e., no
.I mtext
field) are permitted.
.I pathname
for a file,
.BR open ()
-returns a file descriptor, a small, non-negative integer
+returns a file descriptor, a small, nonnegative integer
for use in subsequent system calls
.RB ( read "(2), " write "(2), " lseek "(2), " fcntl "(2), etc.)."
The file descriptor returned by a successful call will be
.BR PR_GET_SECUREBITS ,
and (if it returns)
.BR PR_GET_SECCOMP
-return the non-negative values described above.
+return the nonnegative values described above.
All other
.I option
values return 0 on success.
returns zero.
On success,
.BR sched_getscheduler ()
-returns the policy for the process (a non-negative integer).
+returns the policy for the process (a nonnegative integer).
On error, \-1 is returned, and
.I errno
is set appropriately.
.I errno
indicating the error.
-Otherwise the system call returns a non-negative value depending on
+Otherwise the system call returns a nonnegative value depending on
.I cmd
as follows:
.TP 12
.\" and a check is made to see if it is marked for destruction.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
If successful, the return value will be the semaphore set identifier
-(a non-negative integer), otherwise \-1
+(a nonnegative integer), otherwise \-1
is returned, with
.I errno
indicating the error.
All priorities set with
.I swapflags
are high-priority, higher than default.
-They may have any non-negative value chosen by the caller.
+They may have any nonnegative value chosen by the caller.
Higher numbers mean higher priority.
.PP
Swap pages are allocated from areas in priority order,
is removed.
It is not possible to overwrite or remove one of the default
severity classes.
-The severity value must be non-negative.
+The severity value must be nonnegative.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
Upon success, the value
.B MM_OK
is chosen in the interval [\-pi,pi].
The real part of
.I y
-is chosen non-negative.
+is chosen nonnegative.
.LP
One has:
.nf
Link with \fI\-lm\fP.
.SH DESCRIPTION
Calculate the square root of a given complex number,
-with non-negative real part, and
+with nonnegative real part, and
with a branch cut along the negative real axis.
(That means that \fIcsqrt(\-1+eps*I)\fP will be close to I while
\fIcsqrt(\-1\-eps*I)\fP will be close to \-I, \fIif eps\fP is a small positive
.BR closedir (3)
is called.
.SH RETURN VALUE
-On success, a non-negative file descriptor is returned.
+On success, a nonnegative file descriptor is returned.
On error, \-1 is returned.
.SH ERRORS
POSIX.1-2008 specifies two errors,
.BR drand48 ()
and
.BR erand48 ()
-functions return non-negative
+functions return nonnegative
double-precision floating-point values uniformly distributed between
[0.0, 1.0).
.PP
.BR lrand48 ()
and
.BR nrand48 ()
-functions return non-negative
+functions return nonnegative
long integers uniformly distributed between 0 and 2^31.
.PP
The
The
.BR fputws ()
function returns a
-non-negative integer if the operation was
+nonnegative integer if the operation was
successful, or \-1 to indicate an error.
.SH "CONFORMING TO"
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
The
.I msg_prio
-argument is a non-negative integer that specifies the priority
+argument is a nonnegative integer that specifies the priority
of this message.
Messages are placed on the queue in decreasing order of priority,
with newer messages of the same priority being placed after
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success,
.BR posix_openpt ()
-returns a non-negative file descriptor which is the lowest
+returns a nonnegative file descriptor which is the lowest
numbered unused descriptor.
On failure, \-1 is returned, and
.I errno
.BR puts ()
and
.BR fputs ()
-return a non-negative number on success, or
+return a nonnegative number on success, or
.B EOF
on error.
.SH "CONFORMING TO"
.SH RETURN VALUE
On success,
.BR sched_getcpu ()
-returns a non-negative CPU number.
+returns a nonnegative CPU number.
On error, \-1 is returned and
.I errno
is set to indicate the error.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success,
.BR shm_open ()
-returns a non-negative file descriptor.
+returns a nonnegative file descriptor.
On failure,
.BR shm_open ()
returns \-1.
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR sqrt ()
-function returns the non-negative square root of \fIx\fP.
+function returns the nonnegative square root of \fIx\fP.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success, these functions return the square root of
.IR x .
.\" (if _POSIX_ASYNCHRONOUS_IO)
.\" The maximum amount by which a process can decrease its
.\" asynchronous I/O priority level from its own scheduling priority.
-.\" Must be non-negative.
+.\" Must be nonnegative.
.TP
.BR ARG_MAX " - " _SC_ARG_MAX
The maximum length of the arguments to the
Gamma(x) = integral from 0 to infinity of t^(x\-1) e^\-t dt
.sp
It is defined for every real number except for non-positive integers.
-For non-negative integral \fIm\fP one has
+For nonnegative integral \fIm\fP one has
.sp
Gamma(m+1) = m!
.sp
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success,
.BR ulimit ()
-returns a non-negative value.
+returns a nonnegative value.
On error, \-1 is returned, and
.I errno
is set appropriately.
credentials \- process identifiers
.SH DESCRIPTION
.SS Process ID (PID)
-Each process has a unique non-negative integer identifier
+Each process has a unique nonnegative integer identifier
that is assigned when the process is created using
.BR fork (2).
A process can obtain its PID using
.TP
.I sem_nsems
Number of semaphores in the set.
-Each semaphore of the set is referenced by a non-negative integer
+Each semaphore of the set is referenced by a nonnegative integer
ranging from
.B 0
to
.in
.TP 11
.I semval
-Semaphore value: a non-negative integer.
+Semaphore value: a nonnegative integer.
.TP
.I sempid
ID of the last process that performed a semaphore operation
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