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previously removed and there will be no confusion.
.SH VERSIONS
-The
-.B epoll
-API was introduced in Linux kernel 2.5.44.
-.\" Its interface should be finalized in Linux kernel 2.5.66.
-Support was added in glibc 2.3.2.
-.SH STANDARDS
-The
-.B epoll
-API is Linux-specific.
-Some other systems provide similar
-mechanisms, for example, FreeBSD has
+Some other systems provide similar mechanisms;
+for example,
+FreeBSD has
.IR kqueue ,
and Solaris has
.IR /dev/poll .
+.SH STANDARDS
+Linux.
+.SH HISTORY
+Linux 2.5.44.
+.\" Its interface should be finalized in Linux 2.5.66.
+glibc 2.3.2.
.SH NOTES
The set of file descriptors that is being monitored via
an epoll file descriptor can be viewed via the entry for