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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
index e7e9b218f2..07b5fdd039 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -1252,10 +1252,11 @@ true
<fsummary>Check if a function is exported and loaded</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Returns <c>true</c> if the module <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is loaded
- and contains an exported function <c><anno>Function</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c>;
- otherwise <c>false</c>.</p>
- <p>Returns <c>false</c> for any BIF (functions implemented in C
- rather than in Erlang).</p>
+ and contains an exported function <c><anno>Function</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c>,
+ or if there is a BIF (a built-in function implemented in C)
+ with the given name; otherwise returns <c>false</c>.</p>
+ <note><p>This function used to return false for built-in
+ functions before the 18.0 release.</p></note>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -1376,6 +1377,19 @@ true
</desc>
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="get_keys" arity="0"/>
+ <fsummary>Return a list of all keys from the process dictionary</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Returns a list of keys all keys present in the process dictionary.</p>
+ <pre>
+> <input>put(dog, {animal,1}),</input>
+<input>put(cow, {animal,2}),</input>
+<input>put(lamb, {animal,3}),</input>
+<input>get_keys().</input>
+[dog,cow,lamb]</pre>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
<name name="get_keys" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Return a list of keys from the process dictionary</fsummary>
<desc>
@@ -2840,7 +2854,7 @@ os_prompt% </pre>
raised. The error reason may differ between operating
systems. Typically the error <c>enoent</c> is raised
when one tries to run a program that is not found and
- <c>eaccess</c> is raised when the given file is not
+ <c>eacces</c> is raised when the given file is not
executable.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>{fd, <anno>In</anno>, <anno>Out</anno>}</c></tag>
@@ -4842,6 +4856,8 @@ 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>
@@ -4966,7 +4982,7 @@ true</pre>
<desc>
<p>Note that the run-time is the sum of the run-time for all
threads in the Erlang run-time system and may therefore be greater
- than the wall-clock time.</p>
+ than the wall-clock time. The time is returned in milliseconds.</p>
<pre>
> <input>statistics(runtime).</input>
{1690,1620}
@@ -5773,6 +5789,7 @@ ok
<name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="52"/>
<name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="53"/>
<name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="54"/>
+ <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="55"/>
<fsummary>Information about the system</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Returns various information about the current system
@@ -5968,6 +5985,16 @@ ok
The return value will always be <c>false</c> since
the elib_malloc allocator has been removed.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><marker id="system_info_eager_check_io"><c>eager_check_io</c></marker></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Returns the value of the <c>erl</c>
+ <seealso marker="erl#+secio">+secio</seealso> command line
+ flag which is either <c>true</c> or <c>false</c>. See the
+ documentation of the command line flag for information about
+ the different values.
+ </p>
+ </item>
<tag><c>ets_limit</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Returns the maximum number of ETS tables allowed. This limit
@@ -6131,6 +6158,11 @@ ok
<seealso marker="#system_info_multi_scheduling">erlang:system_info(multi_scheduling)</seealso>, and
<seealso marker="#system_info_schedulers">erlang:system_info(schedulers)</seealso>.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c>nif_version</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Returns a string containing the erlang NIF version
+ used by the runtime system. It will be on the form "&lt;major ver&gt;.&lt;minor ver&gt;".</p>
+ </item>
<tag><marker id="system_info_otp_release"><c>otp_release</c></marker></tag>
<item>
<p>Returns a string containing the OTP release number of the
@@ -6293,6 +6325,13 @@ 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.
@@ -6790,7 +6829,9 @@ ok
only allowed with <c>PidSpec==all</c>. If the host
machine operating system does not support high resolution
CPU time measurements, <c>trace/3</c> exits with
- <c>badarg</c>.</p>
+ <c>badarg</c>. Note that most operating systems do
+ not synchronize this value across cores, so be prepared
+ that time might seem to go backwards when using this option.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>arity</c></tag>
<item>