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-.TH MBSTOWCS 3 2011-09-10 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH MBSTOWCS 3 2011-09-28 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
mbstowcs \- convert a multibyte string to a wide-character string
.SH SYNOPSIS
shift state at this point is lost.
.IP 3.
The multibyte string has been completely converted, including the
-terminating \(aq\\0\(aq.
+terminating null wide character (\(aq\\0\(aq).
In this case the number of wide characters written to
-\fIdest\fP, excluding the terminating L\(aq\\0\(aq character, is returned.
+\fIdest\fP, excluding the terminating null wide character, is returned.
.PP
The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least \fIn\fP wide
characters at \fIdest\fP.