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diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/rename.texi b/doc/posix-functions/rename.texi
index 65981db9d..cd11a6de7 100644
--- a/doc/posix-functions/rename.texi
+++ b/doc/posix-functions/rename.texi
@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@ This function does not allow trailing slashes when creating a
 destination directory, as in @code{rename("dir","new/")}:
 NetBSD 1.6.
 @item
-This function does not reject trailing slashes on non-directories on
-some platforms, as in @code{rename("file","new/")}:
+This function does not reject trailing slashes on the destination for
+non-directories on some platforms, as in @code{rename("file","new/")}:
 Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw.
 @item
+This function does not reject trailing slashes on symlinks to
+non-directories on some platforms, as in
+@code{rename("link-to-file/","f")}:
+FreeBSD 7.2.
+@item
 This function ignores trailing slashes on symlinks on some platforms,
 such that @code{rename("link/","new")} corrupts @file{link}:
 Solaris 9.
@@ -27,7 +32,9 @@ NetBSD 1.6, Cygwin 1.5.x.
 @item
 This function will not always replace an existing destination on some
 platforms:
-mingw.
+Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw.
+However, the replacement is not atomic for directories, and may end up
+losing the empty destination if the source could not be renamed.
 @item
 This function mistakenly allows names ending in @samp{.} or @samp{..}
 on some platforms: