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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
index 4db377bcde..3143cdc825 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
@@ -382,9 +382,14 @@ zip:create("mnesia-4.4.7.ez",
<name name="add_pathsa" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Add directories to the beginning of the code path.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Adds the directories in <c><anno>Dirs</anno></c> to the beginning of
- the code path. If a <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> exists, it is removed
- from the old position in the code path.</p>
+ <p>Traverses <c><anno>Dirs</anno></c> and adds
+ each <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> to the beginning of the code
+ path. This means that the order of <c><anno>Dirs</anno></c>
+ is reversed in the resulting code path. For example, if you
+ add <c>[Dir1,Dir2]</c>, the resulting path will
+ be <c>[Dir2,Dir1|OldCodePath]</c>.</p>
+ <p>If a <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> already exists in the code
+ path, it is removed from the old position.</p>
<p>Always returns <c>ok</c>, regardless of the validity of each
individual <c><anno>Dir</anno></c>.</p>
</desc>