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+++ b/doc/lispref/files.texi
@@ -1115,16 +1115,11 @@ This function recursively follows symbolic links at all levels.
@end group
@group
-(set-file-modes "~/junk/diffs" 438)
+(set-file-modes "~/junk/diffs" #o666)
@result{} nil
@end group
@group
-(format "%o" 438)
- @result{} "666" ; @r{Convert to octal.}
-@end group
-
-@group
% ls -l diffs
-rw-rw-rw- 1 lewis 0 3063 Oct 30 16:00 diffs
@end group
@@ -1570,10 +1565,10 @@ the bitwise complement of the ``umask'' value.
The argument @var{mode} must be an integer. On most systems, only the
low 9 bits of @var{mode} are meaningful. You can use the Lisp construct
-for octal character codes to enter @var{mode}; for example,
+for octal numbers to enter @var{mode}; for example,
@example
-(set-default-file-modes ?\644)
+(set-default-file-modes #o644)
@end example
Saving a modified version of an existing file does not count as creating