# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1058887075 0
# Node ID 8a1df18a9368e49ffe5c4822237d258d5a44f715
# Parent  7c793b188969b5a3cdc1dbbb8f1fc3531e3fd888
(Time Conversion): decode-time arg is optional.

diff -r 7c793b188969 -r 8a1df18a9368 lispref/os.texi
--- 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})