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diff --git a/doc/open.n b/doc/open.n
index 2f3b9f5..cc60da6 100644
--- a/doc/open.n
+++ b/doc/open.n
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: open.n,v 1.5 1999/07/22 00:06:09 redman Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: open.n,v 1.6 1999/11/10 02:51:42 hobbs Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH open n 7.6 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ Open the file for reading and writing. Truncate it if it exists.
If it doesn't exist, create a new file.
.TP 15
\fBa\fR
-Open the file for writing only. The file must already exist, and the file
-is positioned so that new data is appended to the file.
+Open the file for writing only. If the file doesn't exist,
+create a new empty file.
+Set the initial access position to the end of the file.
.TP 15
\fBa+\fR
Open the file for reading and writing. If the file doesn't exist,