diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/getrlimit.2 b/lib/libc/sys/getrlimit.2
index abadf3234666..add20bf7e811 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/getrlimit.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/getrlimit.2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: getrlimit.2,v 1.17 2001/09/16 01:39:01 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: getrlimit.2,v 1.18 2001/11/23 19:50:13 jdolecek Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)getrlimit.2	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
 .\"
-.Dd June 4, 1993
+.Dd November 23, 2001
 .Dt GETRLIMIT 2
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -126,10 +126,15 @@ value for a limit is defined as
 .Pp
 Because this information is stored in the per-process information,
 this system call must be executed directly by the shell if it
-is to affect all future processes created by the shell;
-.Ic limit
-is thus a built-in command to
-.Xr csh 1 .
+is to affect all future processes created by the shell.
+Thus, shells provide built-in commands to change the limits
+.No ( Ic limit
+for
+.Xr csh 1 ,
+or
+.Ic ulimit
+for
+.Xr sh 1 No ).
 .Pp
 The system refuses to extend the data or stack space when the limits
 would be exceeded in the normal way: a
@@ -153,11 +158,12 @@ is sent to the
 offending process.
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 A 0 return value indicates that the call succeeded, changing
-or returning the resource limit.   A return value of -1 indicates
-that an error occurred, and an error code is stored in the global
-location
-.Va errno .
+or returning the resource limit. Otherwise, a -1 is returned
+and the global variable
+.Va errno
+is set to indicate the error.
 .Sh ERRORS
+The
 .Fn getrlimit
 and
 .Fn setrlimit
@@ -167,12 +173,33 @@ will fail if:
 The address specified for
 .Fa rlp
 is invalid.
+.It Bq Er EINVAL
+Specified
+.Fa resource
+was invalid.
+.It Bq Er EINVAL
+In the
+.Fn setrlimit
+call, the specified
+.Fa rlim_cur
+exceeds the specified
+.Fa rlim_max .
 .It Bq Er EPERM
 The limit specified to
 .Fn setrlimit
 would have
 raised the maximum limit value, and the caller is not the super-user.
 .El
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn setrlimit
+function may fail if:
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er EINVAL
+The limit specified to
+.Fn setrlimit
+cannot be lowered, because current usage is already higher than the limit.
+.El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr csh 1 ,
 .Xr sh 1 ,
@@ -180,6 +207,15 @@ raised the maximum limit value, and the caller is not the super-user.
 .Xr sigaction 2 ,
 .Xr sigaltstack 2 ,
 .Xr sysctl 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+With exception of
+.Li RLIMIT_AS
+(which is not currently supported), the
+.Fn getrlimit
+and
+.Fn setrlimit
+functions conform to
+.St -susv2 .
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Fn getrlimit