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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml
index f28d8b425b..fab7c832d5 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml
@@ -292,6 +292,10 @@
<c>Fd</c> is assumed to be a file descriptor returned from function
<c>file:open/2</c>.</p>
<p>Otherwise, <c>Name</c> is to be a filename.</p>
+ <note><p>Leading slashes in tar member names will be removed before
+ writing the file. That is, absolute paths will be turned into
+ relative paths. There will be an info message written to the error
+ logger when paths are changed in this way.</p></note>
</desc>
</func>