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-rw-r--r--lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.311
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.3
index 4621850d4661..95a959fcedbb 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.3
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd February 6, 2017
+.Dd June 9, 2026
.Dt HCREATE 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@ After the call to
the data can no longer be considered accessible.
The
.Fn hdestroy
-function calls
-.Xr free 3
-for each comparison key in the search table
-but not the data item associated with the key.
+function disposes of the search table but does not free
+the comparison keys or data items stored in it.
+The caller is responsible for freeing any memory associated
+with table entries before calling
+.Fn hdestroy .
.Pp
The
.Fn hsearch