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@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ configuration file.</para></sect4>
library specified on the command line.</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>lddlibc4</title>
-<para>No description is currently available.</para></sect4>
+<para>lddlibc4 assists ldd with object files.</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>locale</title>
<para>locale is a Perl program which tells the compiler to enable
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ segfaults.</para></sect4>
<para>libanl is an asynchronous name lookup library.</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>libbsd-compat</title>
-<para>No description is currently available.</para></sect4>
+<para>libbsd-compat provides the portability needed in order to run certain
+programs in Linux.</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>libc, libc_nonshared, libc_p</title>
<para>These files constitute the main C library. The C Library is a
@@ -157,13 +158,13 @@ lines.</para></sect4>
<para>libcrypt is the cryptography library.</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>libdl, libdl_p</title>
-<para>No description is currently available.</para></sect4>
+<para>libdl is the dynamic linking interface library.</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>libg</title>
-<para>No description is currently available.</para></sect4>
+<para>libg is a runtime library for g++.</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>libieee</title>
-<para>No description is currently available.</para></sect4>
+<para>libieee is the IEEE floating point library.</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>libm, libm_p</title>
<para>libm is the mathematical library.</para></sect4>