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diff --git a/man/rc_config.3 b/man/rc_config.3
index 0e26e9c5..054e764b 100644
--- a/man/rc_config.3
+++ b/man/rc_config.3
@@ -22,16 +22,17 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd Dec 24, 2007
+.Dd Jan 08, 2008
.Dt RC_CONFIG 3 SMM
.Os OpenRC
.Sh NAME
-.Nm rc_config_list , rc_config_load , rc_config_value , rc_yesno
+.Nm rc_getline , rc_config_list , rc_config_load , rc_config_value , rc_yesno
.Nd functions to query OpenRC service configurations
.Sh LIBRARY
Run Command library (librc, -lrc)
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In rc.h
+.Ft "char *" Fn rc_getline "FILE *fp"
.Ft "char **" Fn rc_config_list "const char *file"
.Ft "char **" Fn rc_config_load "const char *file"
.Ft "char *" Fn rc_config_value "const char *const *list" "const char *entry"
@@ -39,6 +40,14 @@ Run Command library (librc, -lrc)
.Sh DESCRIPTION
These functions provide an easy means of querying OpenRC configuration files.
.Pp
+.Fn rc_getline
+expands it's buffer using
+.Fn malloc
+until it has read a whole line from the file or EOF.
+Trailing newlines are removed and the buffer is returned. Any functions that
+read from files should use this function to avoid any potential overflows and
+to ensure that arbitary long lines are read.
+.Pp
.Fn rc_config_list
returns a list of non comment lines in
.Fa file .
@@ -66,6 +75,7 @@ is also not false, no, off or 0 regardless of case then
is set to
.Va EINVAL .
.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr malloc 3 ,
.Xr rc_strlist_free 3 ,
.Xr sh 1
.Sh AUTHORS