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diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/basename.3 b/lib/libc/gen/basename.3
index 53e01067660..e5c74951f33 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/basename.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/basename.3
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\" OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
.\" ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: basename.3,v 1.11 1999/06/04 01:30:10 aaron Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: basename.3,v 1.12 2000/04/18 03:01:25 aaron Exp $
.\"
.Dd August 17, 1997
.Dt BASENAME 3
@@ -44,13 +44,15 @@ returns the last component from the pathname pointed to by
.Ar path ,
deleting any trailing
.Sq \&/
-characters. If
+characters.
+If
.Ar path
consists entirely of
.Sq \&/
characters, a pointer to the string
.Qq \&/
-is returned. If
+is returned.
+If
.Ar path
is a null pointer or the empty string, a pointer to the string
.Qq \&.