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@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ The return value is @code{0} in case the next entry was read
successfully. In this case a pointer to the result is returned in
*@var{result}. It is not required that *@var{result} is the same as
@var{entry}. If something goes wrong while executing @code{readdir_r}
-the function returns @code{-1}. The @code{errno} variable is set like
-described for @code{readdir}.
+the function returns a value indicating the error (as described for
+@code{readdir}).
@strong{Portability Note:} On some systems, @code{readdir_r} may not
return a terminated string as the file name even if no @code{d_reclen}