file-truename doc fix for bug#2341.

* lisp/files.el (file-truename): Doc fix.

* doc/lispref/files.texi (Truenames): Minor clarification.

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index d933a2ea696..c785a66fc52 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-03-03  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * files.el (file-truename): Doc fix.  (Bug#2341)
+
 2011-03-03  Bob Rogers  <rogers-emacs@rgrjr.dyndns.org>
 
         * vc/vc-dir.el (vc-dir-mode-map): Bind vc-dir-find-file to e. (Bug#7349)
diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 8849e264151..a8f937233de 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -983,7 +983,8 @@ accessible."
       nil)))
 
 (defun file-truename (filename &optional counter prev-dirs)
-  "Return the truename of FILENAME, which should be absolute.
+  "Return the truename of FILENAME.
+If FILENAME is not absolute, first expands it against `default-directory'.
 The truename of a file name is found by chasing symbolic links
 both at the level of the file and at the level of the directories
 containing it, until no links are left at any level.