# HG changeset patch
# User weber@atlan
# Date 1221677482 14400
# Node ID f3be631991348d9be0e65edb14145cd64c252bdb
# Parent  a7631489ecf55375c0faf13e76f455fc4901fc25
Document mkdir()'s parent argument

diff --git a/src/dirfns.cc b/src/dirfns.cc
--- a/src/dirfns.cc
+++ b/src/dirfns.cc
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn {Built-in Function} {[@var{status}, @var{msg}, @var{msgid}] =} mkdir (@var{dir})\n\
 @deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {[@var{status}, @var{msg}, @var{msgid}] =} mkdir (@var{parent}, @var{dir})\n\
-Create a directory named @var{dir}.\n\
+Create a directory named @var{dir} in the directory @var{parent}.\n\
 \n\
 If successful, @var{status} is 1, with @var{msg} and @var{msgid} empty\n\
 character strings.  Otherwise, @var{status} is 0, @var{msg} contains a\n\