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diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/open.texi b/doc/posix-functions/open.texi
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--- a/doc/posix-functions/open.texi
+++ b/doc/posix-functions/open.texi
@@ -2,17 +2,29 @@
 @section @code{open}
 @findex open
 
-POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/open.html}
+POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/open.html}
 
-Gnulib module: open
+Gnulib module: open, fchdir
 
-Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
+Portability problems fixed by the Gnulib module open:
 @itemize
 @item
+This function does not fail when the file name argument ends in a slash
+and (without the slash) names a nonexistent file or a file that is not a
+directory, on some platforms:
+FreeBSD 7.2, AIX 7.1, HP-UX 11.00, Solaris 9, Irix 5.3.
+@item
 On Windows platforms (excluding Cygwin), this function does usually not
 recognize the @file{/dev/null} filename.
 @end itemize
 
+Portability problems fixed by the Gnulib module fchdir:
+@itemize
+@item
+On Windows platforms (excluding Cygwin), this function fails to open a
+read-only descriptor for directories.
+@end itemize
+
 Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
 @item