2 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index 5b90c2a1f9f..d4f9ab747ed 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-12-28  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+        * files.texi (File Attributes, Changing Files):
+        Use a more-natural notation for octal numbers.
+
 2011-12-23  Juanma Barranquero  <lekktu@gmail.com>
 
         * variables.texi (Variables with Restricted Values):
diff --git a/doc/lispref/files.texi b/doc/lispref/files.texi
index 86ecfd122ef..b6d0b5c7ed2 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/files.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/files.texi
@@ -1115,16 +1115,11 @@ This function recursively follows symbolic links at all levels.
 @end group
 
 @group
-(set-file-modes "~/junk/diffs" 438)
+(set-file-modes "~/junk/diffs" #o666)
      @result{} nil
 @end group
 
 @group
-(format "%o" 438)
-     @result{} "666"             ; @r{Convert to octal.}
-@end group
-
-@group
 % ls -l diffs
   -rw-rw-rw-  1 lewis 0 3063 Oct 30 16:00 diffs
 @end group
@@ -1570,10 +1565,10 @@ the bitwise complement of the ``umask'' value.
 
 The argument @var{mode} must be an integer.  On most systems, only the
 low 9 bits of @var{mode} are meaningful.  You can use the Lisp construct
-for octal character codes to enter @var{mode}; for example,
+for octal numbers to enter @var{mode}; for example,
 
 @example
-(set-default-file-modes ?\644)
+(set-default-file-modes #o644)
 @end example
 
 Saving a modified version of an existing file does not count as creating