(Kinds of Files): Correct return value of file-symlink-p.

diff --git a/lispref/files.texi b/lispref/files.texi
index cb28ac8607ba7306fd1d2474f1b268f4d1f7116d..69680e532f4929438f83d311253be830af9579ee 100644 (file)
--- a/lispref/files.texi
+++ b/lispref/files.texi
@@ -859,10 +859,10 @@ as directories, symbolic links, and ordinary files.
 
 @defun file-symlink-p filename
 @cindex file symbolic links
-If the file @var{filename} is a symbolic link, the @code{file-symlink-p}
-function returns the file name to which it is linked.  This may be the
-name of a text file, a directory, or even another symbolic link, or it
-may be a nonexistent file name.
+If the file @var{filename} is a symbolic link, the
+@code{file-symlink-p} function returns the link target as a string.
+(Determining the file name that the link points to from the target is
+nontrivial.)
 
 If the file @var{filename} is not a symbolic link (or there is no such file),
 @code{file-symlink-p} returns @code{nil}.