changeset 61795:8757023049af

(Unique File Names): Don't mention "numbers" in the documentation of make-temp-file and make-temp-name.

--- a/lispref/files.texi	Sun Apr 24 13:13:09 2005 +0000
+++ b/lispref/files.texi	Sun Apr 24 13:24:05 2005 +0000
@@ -2028,10 +2028,13 @@
 
 @defun make-temp-file prefix &optional dir-flag suffix
 @tindex make-temp-file
-This function creates a temporary file and returns its name.
-The name starts with @var{prefix}; it also contains a number that is
-different in each Emacs job.  If @var{prefix} is a relative file name,
-it is expanded against @code{temporary-file-directory}.
+This function creates a temporary file and returns its name.  Emacs
+creates the temporary file's name by adding to @var{prefix} some
+random characters that are different in each Emacs job.  The result is
+guaranteed to be a newly created empty file.  On MS-DOS, this function
+can truncate the @var{string} prefix to fit into the 8+3 file-name
+limits.  If @var{prefix} is a relative file name, it is expanded
+against @code{temporary-file-directory}.
 
 @example
 @group
@@ -2076,13 +2079,13 @@
 @end example
 
 @defun make-temp-name string
-This function generates a string that can be used as a unique file name.
-The name starts with @var{string}, and contains a number that is
-different in each Emacs job.  It is like @code{make-temp-file} except
-that it just constructs a name, and does not create a file.  Another
-difference is that @var{string} should be an absolute file name.  On
-MS-DOS, this function can truncate the @var{string} prefix to fit into
-the 8+3 file-name limits.
+This function generates a string that can be used as a unique file
+name.  The name starts with @var{string}, and has several random
+characters appended to it, which are different in each Emacs job.  It
+is like @code{make-temp-file} except that it just constructs a name,
+and does not create a file.  Another difference is that @var{string}
+should be an absolute file name.  On MS-DOS, this function can
+truncate the @var{string} prefix to fit into the 8+3 file-name limits.
 @end defun
 
 @defvar temporary-file-directory