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diff --git a/original/man3/rexec.3 b/original/man3/rexec.3
index 77a3eb65..145b789a 100644
--- a/original/man3/rexec.3
+++ b/original/man3/rexec.3
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 .\"
 .\" 2007-12-08, mtk, Converted from mdoc to man macros
 .\"
-.TH REXEC 3 2010-09-10 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH REXEC 3 2012-04-23 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-rexec \- return stream to a remote command
+rexec, rfexec_af \- return stream to a remote command
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .BR "#define _BSD_SOURCE" "             /* See feature_test_macros(7) */"
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ rexec \- return stream to a remote command
 .sp
 .BI "int rexec(char **" ahost ", int " inport ", char *" user ", "
 .BI "          char *" passwd ", char *" cmd ", int *" fd2p );
+.sp
+.BI "int rexec_af(char **" ahost ", int " inport ", char *" user ", "
+.BI "             char *" passwd ", char *" cmd ", int *" fd2p ,
+.BI "             sa_family_t " af  );
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 This interface is obsoleted by
@@ -113,20 +117,42 @@ command) will be made the same as the
 and no
 provision is made for sending arbitrary signals to the remote process,
 although you may be able to get its attention by using out-of-band data.
+.SS rexec_af()
+The
+.BR rexec ()
+function works over IPv4
+.RB ( AF_INET ).
+By contrast, the
+.BR rexec_af ()
+function provides an extra argument,
+.IR af ,
+that allows the caller to select the protocol.
+This argument can be specified as
+.BR AF_INET ,
+.BR AF_INET6 ,
+or
+.BR AF_UNSPEC
+(to allow the implementation to select the protocol).
+.SH VERSIONS
+The
+.BR rexec_af ()
+function was added to glibc in version 2.2.
 .SH "CONFORMING TO"
-Not in POSIX.1-2001.
-Present on the BSDs, Solaris, and many other systems.
+These functions are not in POSIX.1-2001.
 The
 .BR rexec ()
-function appeared in
-4.2BSD.
+function first appeared in
+4.2BSD, and is present on the BSDs, Solaris, and many other systems.
+The
+.BR rexec_af ()
+function is more recent, nad less widespread.
 .SH BUGS
 The
 .BR rexec ()
 function sends the unencrypted password across the network.
 .PP
 The underlying service is considered a big security hole and therefore
-not enabled on many sites, see
+not enabled on many sites; see
 .BR rexecd (8)
 for explanations.
 .SH SEE ALSO