diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/ld/rtld/rtld.1 b/gnu/usr.bin/ld/rtld/rtld.1
index f70d0807cdc7..b401fafc6fcd 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/ld/rtld/rtld.1
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/ld/rtld/rtld.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: rtld.1,v 1.5 1997/06/20 20:38:08 pk Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: rtld.1,v 1.6 1997/11/13 22:25:23 pk Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1995 Paul Kranenburg
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -55,7 +55,35 @@ proceeds to resolve external references from both the main program and
 all objects loaded. A mechanism is provided for initialisation routines
 to be called, on a per-object basis, giving a shared object an opportunity
 to perform any extra set-up, before execution of the program proper begins.
-This is useful for C++ libraries that contain static constructors.
+.Nm
+looks for a symbol named
+.Em .init
+in each object's symbol table. If present, this symbol is assumed to
+represent a C-function declared as
+.Ft void
+.Fn .init "void" ,
+which is then called. Similarly, a
+.Ft void
+.Fn .fini "void"
+function is called just before an object is unloaded from the process
+address space as a result of calling
+.Xr dlclose 3 .
+Note that while an object's
+.Em .init
+is always called, whether the object is loaded automatically at program
+startup or programatically by using
+.Xr dlopen 3 ,
+the
+.Em .fini
+function is called only on
+.Sq last Xr dlclose 3 .
+.Pp
+This mechanism is exploited by the system-supplied C++ constructor
+initialization code located in
+.Pa /usr/lib/c++rt.o .
+This file should be included in the list of object-code files passed to
+.Xr ld 1
+when building a shared C++ library.
 .Pp
 .Nm
 is itself a shared object that is initially loaded by the startup module
@@ -79,7 +107,7 @@ are needed
 see
 .Xr link 5
 for details
-.Pc \&.
+.Pc Ns \&.
 .Em crt0
 passes control to
 .Nm rtld Ns 's
@@ -100,7 +128,7 @@ utility, in which the full path specification of the shared objects can be
 looked up by hashing on the 3-tuple
 .Ao
 library-name, major-version-number, minor-version-number
-.Ac \&.
+.Ac Ns \&.
 .Pp
 .Nm
 recognises a number of environment variables that can be used to modify
@@ -173,7 +201,11 @@ non-standard filesystem layout.
 .El
 .Pp
 .Sh FILES
-/var/run/ld.so.hints
+.Bl -tag -width /var/run/ld.so.hintsXXX -compact
+.It Pa /var/run/ld.so.hints
+library location hints built by
+.Xr ldconfig 8
+.El
 .Pp
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr ld 1 ,
diff --git a/libexec/ld.aout_so/rtld.1 b/libexec/ld.aout_so/rtld.1
index f70d0807cdc7..b401fafc6fcd 100644
--- a/libexec/ld.aout_so/rtld.1
+++ b/libexec/ld.aout_so/rtld.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: rtld.1,v 1.5 1997/06/20 20:38:08 pk Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: rtld.1,v 1.6 1997/11/13 22:25:23 pk Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1995 Paul Kranenburg
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -55,7 +55,35 @@ proceeds to resolve external references from both the main program and
 all objects loaded. A mechanism is provided for initialisation routines
 to be called, on a per-object basis, giving a shared object an opportunity
 to perform any extra set-up, before execution of the program proper begins.
-This is useful for C++ libraries that contain static constructors.
+.Nm
+looks for a symbol named
+.Em .init
+in each object's symbol table. If present, this symbol is assumed to
+represent a C-function declared as
+.Ft void
+.Fn .init "void" ,
+which is then called. Similarly, a
+.Ft void
+.Fn .fini "void"
+function is called just before an object is unloaded from the process
+address space as a result of calling
+.Xr dlclose 3 .
+Note that while an object's
+.Em .init
+is always called, whether the object is loaded automatically at program
+startup or programatically by using
+.Xr dlopen 3 ,
+the
+.Em .fini
+function is called only on
+.Sq last Xr dlclose 3 .
+.Pp
+This mechanism is exploited by the system-supplied C++ constructor
+initialization code located in
+.Pa /usr/lib/c++rt.o .
+This file should be included in the list of object-code files passed to
+.Xr ld 1
+when building a shared C++ library.
 .Pp
 .Nm
 is itself a shared object that is initially loaded by the startup module
@@ -79,7 +107,7 @@ are needed
 see
 .Xr link 5
 for details
-.Pc \&.
+.Pc Ns \&.
 .Em crt0
 passes control to
 .Nm rtld Ns 's
@@ -100,7 +128,7 @@ utility, in which the full path specification of the shared objects can be
 looked up by hashing on the 3-tuple
 .Ao
 library-name, major-version-number, minor-version-number
-.Ac \&.
+.Ac Ns \&.
 .Pp
 .Nm
 recognises a number of environment variables that can be used to modify
@@ -173,7 +201,11 @@ non-standard filesystem layout.
 .El
 .Pp
 .Sh FILES
-/var/run/ld.so.hints
+.Bl -tag -width /var/run/ld.so.hintsXXX -compact
+.It Pa /var/run/ld.so.hints
+library location hints built by
+.Xr ldconfig 8
+.El
 .Pp
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr ld 1 ,