diff lispref/os.texi @ 51992:8a1df18a9368

(Time Conversion): decode-time arg is optional.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:17:55 +0000
parents 9fbd3ef3087d
children 8cec82e55147
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--- a/lispref/os.texi	Tue Jul 22 15:17:28 2003 +0000
+++ b/lispref/os.texi	Tue Jul 22 15:17:55 2003 +0000
@@ -1163,9 +1163,10 @@
 the inverse conversion, use @code{float-time}.
 @end defun
 
-@defun decode-time time
-This function converts a time value into calendrical information.  The
-return value is a list of nine elements, as follows:
+@defun decode-time &optional time
+This function converts a time value into calendrical information.  If
+you don't specify @var{time}, it decodes the current time.  The return
+value is a list of nine elements, as follows:
 
 @example
 (@var{seconds} @var{minutes} @var{hour} @var{day} @var{month} @var{year} @var{dow} @var{dst} @var{zone})