Very minor rewording.

diff --git a/man2/nice.2 b/man2/nice.2
index e7cb2f26f5dd4174e31d5aae2c23a25721bbce6b..60c3add4a1173da3ace6ce688db6765d0938dd24 100644 (file)
--- a/man2/nice.2
+++ b/man2/nice.2
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ nice \- change process priority
 adds 
 .I inc
 to the nice value for the calling process.
-(A large nice value means a low priority.)
-Only the super\%user may specify a negative increment, or priority increase.
+(A higher nice value means a low priority.)
+Only the super\%user may specify a negative increment, 
+or priority increase.
 The range for nice values is described in
 .BR getpriority (2).
 .SH "RETURN VALUE"

diff --git a/man2/vfork.2 b/man2/vfork.2
index ea8ef87384d97202fcf44d71e7e49d31eb5183ef..684412bda1c1e85cf524eb4311ed9b6ae176f337 100644 (file)
--- a/man2/vfork.2
+++ b/man2/vfork.2
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ function has the same effect as
 .BR fork (),
 except that the behaviour is undefined if the process created by
 .BR vfork ()
-either modifies any data other than a variable of type pid_t used
-to store the return value from
+either modifies any data other than a variable of type 
+.I pid_t 
+used to store the return value from
 .BR vfork (),
 or returns from the function in which
 .BR vfork ()
@@ -50,13 +51,6 @@ was called, or calls any other function before successfully calling
 or one of the
 .BR exec ()
 family of functions.
-.SH ERRORS
-.TP
-.B EAGAIN
-Too many processes; try again.
-.TP
-.B ENOMEM
-There is insufficient swap space for the new process.
 .SH "LINUX DESCRIPTION"
 .BR vfork (),
 just like
@@ -89,7 +83,7 @@ but may call
 .BR _exit ().
 .PP
 Signal handlers are inherited, but not shared.  Signals to the parent
-arrive after the child releases the parent.
+arrive after the child releases the parent's memory.
 .SH "HISTORIC DESCRIPTION"
 Under Linux,
 .BR fork ()