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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex
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@@ -1205,7 +1205,9 @@ flush the read-ahead buffer.
certain files, like ttys, it makes sense to continue reading after
an \EOF{} is hit.) Note that this method may call the underlying
C function \cfunction{fread()} more than once in an effort to
- acquire as close to \var{size} bytes as possible.
+ acquire as close to \var{size} bytes as possible. Also note that
+ when in non-blocking mode, less data than what was requested may
+ be returned, even if no \var{size} parameter was given.
\end{methoddesc}
\begin{methoddesc}[file]{readline}{\optional{size}}