; Fix recent change in documentation of "device number"

* src/dired.c (Ffile_attributes):
* lisp/files.el (buffer-file-number, file-attribute-file-number):
Fix wording of the doc strings.

* etc/NEWS:
* doc/lispref/buffers.texi (Buffer File Name):
* doc/lispref/files.texi (File Attributes): Fix a typo and
wording.  (Bug#58446)

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/buffers.texi b/doc/lispref/buffers.texi
index b46b6c52d86..c40e088293e 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/buffers.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/buffers.texi
@@ -427,19 +427,19 @@ It is a permanent local, unaffected by
 @end defvar
 
 @defvar buffer-file-number
-This buffer-local variable holds the inode number and directory device
-number of the file visited in the current buffer, or @code{nil} if no
+This buffer-local variable holds the inode number and device
+identifier of the file visited in the current buffer, or @code{nil} if no
 file or a nonexistent file is visited.  It is a permanent local,
 unaffected by @code{kill-all-local-variables}.
 
 The value is normally a list of the form @code{(@var{inodenum}
-@var{devnum})}.  This pair of numbers uniquely identifies the file among
+@var{device})}.  This tuple uniquely identifies the file among
 all files accessible on the system.  See the function
 @code{file-attributes}, in @ref{File Attributes}, for more information
 about them.
 
 If @code{buffer-file-name} is the name of a symbolic link, then both
-numbers refer to the recursive target.
+@var{inodenum} and @var{device} refer to the recursive target of the link.
 @end defvar
 
 @defun get-file-buffer filename