(split) LDP: Update original to LDP v3.52.

[linuxjm/LDP_man-pages.git] / original / man3 / lsearch.3

diff --git a/original/man3/lsearch.3 b/original/man3/lsearch.3
index 65a526d..3b4637d 100644 (file)
--- a/original/man3/lsearch.3
+++ b/original/man3/lsearch.3
@@ -41,18 +41,31 @@ lfind, lsearch \- linear search of an array
 and
 .BR lsearch ()
 perform a linear search for
-\fIkey\fP in the array \fIbase\fP which has \fI*nmemb\fP elements of
-\fIsize\fP bytes each.
+.I key
+in the array
+.IR base
+which has
+.I *nmemb
+elements of
+.I size
+bytes each.
 The comparison function referenced by
-\fIcompar\fP is expected to have two arguments which point to the
-\fIkey\fP object and to an array member, in that order, and which
-returns zero if the \fIkey\fP object matches the array member, and
+.I compar
+is expected to have two arguments which point to the
+.I key
+object and to an array member, in that order, and which
+returns zero if the
+.I key
+object matches the array member, and
 nonzero otherwise.
 .PP
 If
 .BR lsearch ()
-does not find a matching element, then the \fIkey\fP
-object is inserted at the end of the table, and \fI*nmemb\fP is
+does not find a matching element, then the
+.I key
+object is inserted at the end of the table, and
+.I *nmemb
+is
 incremented.
 In particular, one should know that a matching element
 exists, or that more room is available.