changeset 24848:ca34063731fc

*** empty log message ***
author Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>
date Tue, 15 Jun 1999 05:31:37 +0000
parents a976dbfb1f55
children 0e79d47f61d6
files lispref/os.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lispref/os.texi	Tue Jun 15 05:30:07 1999 +0000
+++ b/lispref/os.texi	Tue Jun 15 05:31:37 1999 +0000
@@ -839,9 +839,13 @@
 @end group
 @end example
 
-If @var{uid} is non-@code{nil}, then it should be an integer, a user-id,
-or a string, a login name.  Then @code{user-full-name} returns the full
-name corresponding to that user-id or login name.
+If the Emacs job's user-id does not correspond to any known user (and
+provided @code{NAME} is not set), the value is @code{"unknown"}.
+
+If @var{uid} is non-@code{nil}, then it should be an integer (a user-id)
+or a string (a login name).  Then @code{user-full-name} returns the full
+name corresponding to that user-id or login name.  If you specify a
+user-id or login name that isn't defined, it returns @code{nil}.
 @end defun
 
 @vindex user-full-name