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diff --git a/libiberty/basename.c b/libiberty/basename.c
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--- a/libiberty/basename.c
+++ b/libiberty/basename.c
@@ -2,20 +2,14 @@
This file is in the public domain. */
/*
-NAME
- basename -- return pointer to last component of a pathname
-SYNOPSIS
- char *basename (const char *name)
+@deftypefn Supplemental char* basename (const char *@var{name})
-DESCRIPTION
- Given a pointer to a string containing a typical pathname
- (/usr/src/cmd/ls/ls.c for example), returns a pointer to the
- last component of the pathname ("ls.c" in this case).
+Returns a pointer to the last component of pathname @var{name}.
+Behavior is undefined if the pathname ends in a directory separator.
+
+@end deftypefn
-BUGS
- Presumes a UNIX or DOS/Windows style path with UNIX or DOS/Windows
- style separators.
*/
#include "ansidecl.h"