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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
index aeded7c719..9ad42374bf 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@
<fsummary>Print a term on standard output</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Prints a text representation of <c><anno>Term</anno></c> on the standard
- output.</p>
+ output. On OSE the term is printed to the ramlog.</p>
<warning>
<p>This BIF is intended for debugging only.</p>
</warning>
@@ -1784,6 +1784,15 @@ os_prompt% </pre>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="is_map" arity="1"/>
+ <fsummary>Check whether a term is a map</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Term</anno></c> is a map;
+ otherwise returns <c>false</c>.</p>
+ <p>Allowed in guard tests.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
<name name="is_number" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Check whether a term is a number</fsummary>
<desc>
@@ -2220,6 +2229,17 @@ os_prompt% </pre>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="map_size" arity="1"/>
+ <fsummary>Return the size of a map</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Returns an integer which is the number of key-value pairs in <c><anno>Map</anno></c>.</p>
+ <pre>
+> <input>map_size(#{a=>1, b=>2, c=>3}).</input>
+3</pre>
+ <p>Allowed in guard tests.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
<name name="max" arity="2"/>
<fsummary>Return the largest of two term</fsummary>
<desc>
@@ -4822,6 +4842,8 @@ true</pre>
<c><anno>Node</anno></c> does not exist, a useless pid is returned.
Otherwise works like
<seealso marker="#spawn_opt/4">spawn_opt/4</seealso>.</p>
+ <note><p>The <c>monitor</c> option is currently not supported by
+ <c>spawn_opt/5</c>.</p></note>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -6121,8 +6143,8 @@ ok
<c>erlang:system_info()</c> argument giving the exact OTP
version. This since the exact OTP version in the general case
is hard to determine. For more information see
- <seealso marker="doc/installation_guide:otp_version">the
- documentation of the OTP version in the installation
+ <seealso marker="doc/system_principles:versions">the
+ documentation of versions in the system principles
guide</seealso>.</p>
</item>
<tag><marker id="system_info_port_parallelism"><c>port_parallelism</c></marker></tag>
@@ -6273,6 +6295,13 @@ ok
(<seealso marker="erts:erl_driver#driver_async">driver_async()</seealso>)
as an integer.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><marker id="system_info_tolerant_timeofday"><c>tolerant_timeofday</c></marker></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Returns whether compensation for sudden changes of system
+ time is <c>enabled</c> or <c>disabled</c>.</p>
+ <p>See also <seealso marker="erts:erl#+c">+c</seealso>
+ command line flag.</p>
+ </item>
<tag><c>trace_control_word</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Returns the value of the node's trace control word.