--- a/docs/ccguide/getc.refentry	Fri Nov 15 21:49:51 2002 +0000
+++ b/docs/ccguide/getc.refentry	Fri Nov 15 21:49:51 2002 +0000
@@ -30,7 +30,51 @@
 
 <refsect1><title>Description</title>
 <para>
-Placeholder
+Getc returns the next character from the file pointed to by
+"fp".
+</para>
+<para>
+Getchar is equivalent to "getc(stdin)".
+</para>
+<para>
+Getw returns the next two bytes from the file as an integer.
+</para>
+<para>
+Under OS-9 there is a choice of service requests to use when
+reading from a file. "Read()" will get characters up to a
+specified number in "raw" mode i.e. no editing will take
+place on the input stream and the characters will appear to the
+program exactly as in the file. "Readln()", on the other
+hand, will honor the various mappings of characters
+associated with a Serial Character device such as a terminal
+and in any case will return to the caller as soon as a carriage
+return is seen on the input.
+</para>
+<para>
+In the vast majority of cases, it is preferable to use
+"readln()" for accessing Serial Character devices and "read()"
+for any other file input. "Getc()" uses this strategy and, as
+all file input using the Standard Library functions is routed
+through "getc()", so do all the other input functions. The
+choice is made when the first call to "getc()" is made after
+the file has been opened. The system is consulted for the
+status of the file and a flag bit is set in the file structure
+accordingly. The choice may be forced by the programmer by
+setting the relevant bit before a call to "getc()". The flag
+bits are defined in "&lt;stdio.h&gt;" and "_SCF" and "_RBF" and the
+method is as follows: assuming that the file pointer for the
+file, as returned by "fopen()" is f,
+<programlisting>
+         f->_flag |= _SCF;
+</programlisting>
+will force the use of "readln()" on input and
+<programlisting>
+         f->_flag |= _RBF;
+</programlisting>
+will force the use of "read()". This trick may be played on
+the standard streams "stdin", "stdout" and "stderr" without the
+need for calling "fopen()" but before any input is requested
+from the stream.
 </para>
 </refsect1>
 

--- a/docs/ccguide/getpid.refentry	Fri Nov 15 21:49:51 2002 +0000
+++ b/docs/ccguide/getpid.refentry	Fri Nov 15 21:49:51 2002 +0000
@@ -22,15 +22,16 @@
 
 <refsect1><title>Description</title>
 <para>
-Placeholder
+A number unique to the current running task is often useful in
+creating names for temporary files. This call returns the
+task's system id (as returned to its parent by "os9fork").
 </para>
 </refsect1>
-
-<refsect1><title>See Also</title>
+<refsect1><title>Description</title>
 <para>
 <link linkend="os9fork">os9fork()</link>,
 Standard Library function
-<link linkend="mktemp">mktemp()</link>.
+<link linkend="mktemp">mktemp</link>.
 </para>
 </refsect1>
 </refentry>