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diff --git a/manual/filesys.texi b/manual/filesys.texi index 46621e8..e1c7be8 100644 --- a/manual/filesys.texi +++ b/manual/filesys.texi @@ -1940,9 +1940,10 @@ file systems. @comment Unaudited and therefore marked AC-Unsafe and AS-Unsafe by default @safety{@mtsafe{}@asunsafe{@asucorrupt{}}@acunsafe{@acucorrupt{}}} This function is a descriptor-relative version of the @code{rename} -function above. @xref{Descriptor-Relative Access}. The @var{oldname} is -interpreted relative to @var{oldfiledes} and @var{newname} is interpreted -relative to @var{newfiledes}. +function above. @xref{Descriptor-Relative Access}. If @var{oldname} or +@var{newname} is a relative path, it is interpreted relative to the +directory associated with @var{oldfiledes} or @var{newfiledes}, +respectively. Absolute paths are interpreted in the usual way. Compared to @code{rename}, some additional error conditions can occur. @xref{Descriptor-Relative Access}. |