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diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/POSIX.pod b/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/POSIX.pod
index a319b0df3a3..e4f9a3d18fb 100644
--- a/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/POSIX.pod
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/POSIX.pod
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ the exception that C<POSIX::chmod()> can only change one file at a time
$c = POSIX::chmod 0664, $file1, $file2; # throws exception
+As with the built-in C<chmod()>, C<$file> may be a filename or a file
+handle.
+
=item C<chown>
This is identical to Perl's builtin C<chown()> function, allowing one
@@ -307,12 +310,15 @@ Generates the path name for the controlling terminal.
This is identical to the C function C<ctime()> and equivalent
to C<asctime(localtime(...))>, see L</asctime> and L</localtime>.
-=item C<cuserid>
+=item C<cuserid> [POSIX.1-1988]
Get the login name of the owner of the current process.
$name = POSIX::cuserid();
+Note: this function has not been specified by POSIX since 1990 and is included
+only for backwards compatibility. New code should use L<C<getlogin()>|perlfunc/getlogin> instead.
+
=item C<difftime>
This is identical to the C function C<difftime()>, for returning
@@ -1377,8 +1383,8 @@ See also L</remquo>.
=item C<remove>
-This is identical to Perl's builtin C<unlink()> function
-for removing files, see L<perlfunc/unlink>.
+Deletes a name from the filesystem. Calls L<perlfunc/unlink> for
+files and L<perlfunc/rmdir> for directories.
=item C<remquo>