1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/exit.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/exit.3
index de9127659ea2..6f6465e5ff67 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/exit.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/exit.3
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)exit.3	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
+.\"     $Id$
 .\"
 .Dd June 4, 1993
 .Dt EXIT 3
@@ -68,7 +69,13 @@ function.
 .Pp
 Passing arbitrary values back to the environment as
 .Ar status
-is considered bad style.  Instead, use the values as described in
+is considered bad style;
+you should use the values 
+.Dv EXIT_SUCCESS
+and
+.Dv EXIT_FAILURE .
+If portability is not a concern, you may
+use the values described in
 .Xr sysexits 3 .
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 The