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diff --git a/nclients.txi b/nclients.txi
index fcb77f8..ff62436 100644
--- a/nclients.txi
+++ b/nclients.txi
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-
-
@defun call-with-tmpnam proc
@@ -12,14 +10,12 @@ by the @var{proc} is(are) returned. @var{k} may be ommited, in which case
it defaults to @code{1}.
@end defun
-
@defun user-email-address
@code{user-email-address} returns a string of the form @samp{username@r{@@}hostname}. If
this e-mail address cannot be obtained, #f is returned.
@end defun
-
@defun current-directory
@code{current-directory} returns a string containing the absolute file name representing
@@ -30,14 +26,12 @@ If @code{current-directory} cannot be supported by the platform, the value of @c
#f.
@end defun
-
@defun make-directory name
Creates a sub-directory @var{name} of the current-directory. If successful,
@code{make-directory} returns #t; otherwise #f.
@end defun
-
@defun null-directory? file-name
Returns #t if changing directory to @var{file-name} makes the current working
@@ -45,24 +39,20 @@ directory the same as it is before changing directory; otherwise
returns #f.
@end defun
-
@defun absolute-path? file-name
Returns #t if @var{file-name} is a fully specified pathname (does not depend on
the current working directory); otherwise returns #f.
@end defun
-
-
@defun glob-pattern? str
Returns #t if the string @var{str} contains characters used for
specifying glob patterns, namely @samp{*}, @samp{?}, or @samp{[}.
@end defun
+@defun parse-ftp-address uri
-@defun parse-ftp-address url
-
-Returns a list of the decoded FTP @var{url}; or #f if indecipherable. FTP
+Returns a list of the decoded FTP @var{uri}; or #f if indecipherable. FTP
@dfn{Uniform Resource Locator}, @dfn{ange-ftp}, and @dfn{getit}
@cindex Uniform Resource Locator
@cindex ange-ftp
@@ -82,7 +72,6 @@ remote-directory
@end enumerate
@end defun
-
@defun ftp-upload paths user password remote-site remote-dir
@var{password} must be a non-empty string or #f. @var{paths} must be a non-empty list
@@ -97,19 +86,18 @@ ignored; FTP takes the username and password from the @file{.netrc}
or equivalent file.
@end defun
+@defun path->uri path
-@defun path->url path
-
-Returns a URL-string for @var{path} on the local host.
+Returns a URI-string for @var{path} on the local host.
@end defun
-
@defun browse-url-netscape url
If a @samp{netscape} browser is running, @code{browse-url-netscape} causes the browser to
display the page specified by string @var{url} and returns #t.
If the browser is not running, @code{browse-url-netscape} runs @samp{netscape} with the
-argument @var{url}. If the browser starts, @code{browse-url-netscape} returns #t when the browser
-exits; otherwise it returns #f.
+argument @var{url}. If the browser starts as a background job, @code{browse-url-netscape} returns
+#t immediately; if the browser starts as a foreground job, then @code{browse-url-netscape}
+returns #t when the browser exits; otherwise it returns #f.
@end defun