doc stat:dev, stat:mode

doc stat:dev, stat:mode

[Kevin Ryde]

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        * posix.texi (File System): In stat:dev and stat:mode, clarify that
        both are numbers.


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--- posix.texi.~1.25.~	1970-01-01 10:00:01.000000000 +1000
+++ posix.texi	2003-09-07 11:47:17.000000000 +1000
@@ -577,15 +577,15 @@
 integers:
 
 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} stat:dev st
-The device containing the file.
+The device number containing the file.
 @end deffn
 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} stat:ino st
 The file serial number, which distinguishes this file from all
 other files on the same device.
 @end deffn
 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} stat:mode st
-The mode of the file.  This includes file type information and
-the file permission bits.  See @code{stat:type} and
+The mode of the file.  This is an integer which incorporates file type
+information and file permission bits.  See also @code{stat:type} and
 @code{stat:perms} below.
 @end deffn
 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} stat:nlink st
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@
 @end deffn
 
 In addition, the following procedures return the information
-from stat:mode in a more convenient form:
+from @code{stat:mode} in a more convenient form:
 
 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} stat:type st
 A symbol representing the type of file.  Possible values are

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