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diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog
index f225833af07..fe8ffcc7ce0 100644
--- a/man/ChangeLog
+++ b/man/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-03-28 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
+
+ * files.texi (File Name Cache): Make it clear that the cache is
+ not persistent.
+
2006-03-27 Reiner Steib <Reiner.Steib@gmx.de>
* gnus-faq.texi: Use .invalid.
diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi
index fa65ef32068..8ed89ac75e1 100644
--- a/man/files.texi
+++ b/man/files.texi
@@ -3417,9 +3417,9 @@ file by name, without having to remember exactly where it is located.
When typing a file name in the minibuffer, @kbd{C-@key{tab}}
(@code{file-cache-minibuffer-complete}) completes it using the file
name cache. If you repeat @kbd{C-@key{tab}}, that cycles through the
-possible completions of what you had originally typed. Note that the
-@kbd{C-@key{tab}} character cannot be typed on most text-only
-terminals.
+possible completions of what you had originally typed. (However, note
+that the @kbd{C-@key{tab}} character cannot be typed on most text-only
+terminals.)
The file name cache does not fill up automatically. Instead, you
load file names into the cache using these commands:
@@ -3444,6 +3444,10 @@ of directory names.
Clear the cache; that is, remove all file names from it.
@end table
+ The file name cache is not persistent: it is kept and maintained
+only for the duration of the Emacs session. You can view the contents
+of the cache with the @code{file-cache-display} command.
+
@node File Conveniences
@section Convenience Features for Finding Files