2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index 8e5efc4f87d..6874ef75ef8 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-08-07  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
+
+        * dired.texi (Operating on Files): Rewrite according to the fact
+        that `dired-do-chmod' doesn't use the `chmod' program anymore.
+
 2011-07-30  Michael Albinus  <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
 
         * mini.texi (Minibuffer File): Insert a reference to Tramp for
diff --git a/doc/emacs/dired.texi b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
index 501c4152e6a..80ccd1d10f9 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/dired.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/dired.texi
@@ -645,8 +645,8 @@ link.
 @cindex changing file permissions (in Dired)
 @item M @var{modespec} @key{RET}
 Change the mode (also called ``permission bits'') of the specified files
-(@code{dired-do-chmod}).  This uses the @code{chmod} program, so
-@var{modespec} can be any argument that @code{chmod} can handle.
+(@code{dired-do-chmod}).  @var{modespec} can be in octal or symbolic
+notation like arguments handled by the @code{chmod} program.
 
 @findex dired-do-chgrp
 @kindex G @r{(Dired)}