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diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/nanosleep.2 b/lib/libc/sys/nanosleep.2
index 5a1e175c9cc..15b66afbe80 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/nanosleep.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/nanosleep.2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: nanosleep.2,v 1.1 1997/04/20 20:56:20 tholo Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: nanosleep.2,v 1.2 1999/03/04 13:35:28 aaron Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: nanosleep.2,v 1.1 1997/04/17 18:12:02 jtc Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1986, 1991, 1993
@@ -39,11 +39,17 @@
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm nanosleep
+.Nd high resolution sleep
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <time.h>
.Ft int
.Fn nanosleep "const struct timespec *rqtp" "struct timespec *rmtp"
-.\" .Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Fn nanosleep
+suspends execution of the calling process for the time specified. An unmasked
+signal will cause it to terminate the sleep early, regardless of the
+.Dv SA_RESTART
+value on the interrupting signal.
.Sh RETURN VALUE
If the
.Fn nanosleep