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diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/realpath.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/realpath.3
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/realpath.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/realpath.3
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd October 10, 2025
+.Dd March 18, 2026
.Dt REALPATH 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -75,27 +75,24 @@
is called, and all but the last component must name either directories or
symlinks pointing to the directories.
.Sh "RETURN VALUES"
-The
+On success, the
.Fn realpath
function returns
.Fa resolved_path
-on success.
-If the function was supplied
-.Dv NULL
-as
-.Fa resolved_path ,
-and operation did not cause errors, the returned value is
-a null-terminated string in a buffer allocated by a call to
-.Fn malloc 3 .
+if it was not
+.Dv NULL ,
+or a pointer to a null-terminated string which must be freed by the
+caller if it was.
If an error occurs,
.Fn realpath
returns
.Dv NULL ,
and if
.Fa resolved_path
-is not
+was not
.Dv NULL ,
-the array that it points to contains the pathname which caused the problem.
+the array that it points to contains the pathname which caused the
+problem.
.Sh ERRORS
The function
.Fn realpath
@@ -107,6 +104,9 @@
and
.Xr getcwd 3 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr basename 3 ,
+.Xr dirname 3 ,
+.Xr free 3 ,
.Xr getcwd 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
@@ -118,15 +118,3 @@
.Fn realpath
function first appeared in
.Bx 4.4 .
-.Sh CAVEATS
-This implementation of
-.Fn realpath
-differs slightly from the Solaris implementation.
-The
-.Bx 4.4
-version always returns absolute pathnames,
-whereas the Solaris implementation will,
-under certain circumstances, return a relative
-.Fa resolved_path
-when given a relative
-.Fa pathname .

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