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  65079: af0e085
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Author: steveklabnik

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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-refs/heads/master: a389d86fa46d4a01b7839560a8851d84b7b2153d
+refs/heads/master: 929050de73c1edb22211fa05e891068fe9a1a0d2
 refs/heads/snap-stage1: e33de59e47c5076a89eadeb38f4934f58a3618a6
 refs/heads/snap-stage3: 18e3db7392d2d0697b7e27d6d986139960144d85
 refs/heads/try: 7b78b52e602bb3ea8174f9b2006bff3315f03ef9

trunk/src/libcore/io.rs

@@ -1010,16 +1010,6 @@ pub fn FILE_reader(f: *libc::FILE, cleanup: bool) -> @Reader {
 // top-level functions that take a reader, or a set of default methods on
 // reader (which can then be called reader)
 
-/**
-* Gives a `Reader` that allows you to read values from standard input.
-*
-* # Examples
-* ~~~
-* let stdin = core::io::stdin();
-* let line = stdin.read_line();
-* core::io::print(line);
-* ~~~
-*/
 pub fn stdin() -> @Reader {
     unsafe {
         @rustrt::rust_get_stdin() as @Reader
@@ -1571,13 +1561,57 @@ pub fn buffered_file_writer(path: &Path) -> Result<@Writer, ~str> {
 // FIXME (#2004) it would be great if this could be a const
 // FIXME (#2004) why are these different from the way stdin() is
 // implemented?
+
+
+/**
+* Gives a `Writer` which allows you to write to the standard output.
+*
+* # Examples
+* ~~~
+* let stdout = core::io::stdout();
+* stdout.write_str("hello\n");
+* ~~~
+*/
 pub fn stdout() -> @Writer { fd_writer(libc::STDOUT_FILENO as c_int, false) }
+
+/**
+* Gives a `Writer` which allows you to write to standard error.
+*
+* # Examples
+* ~~~
+* let stderr = core::io::stderr();
+* stderr.write_str("hello\n");
+* ~~~
+*/
 pub fn stderr() -> @Writer { fd_writer(libc::STDERR_FILENO as c_int, false) }
 
+/**
+* Prints a string to standard output.
+* 
+* This string will not have an implicit newline at the end. If you want
+* an implicit newline, please see `println`.
+*
+* # Examples
+* ~~~
+* // print is imported into the prelude, and so is always available.
+* print("hello");
+* ~~~
+*/
 pub fn print(s: &str) {
     stdout().write_str(s);
 }
 
+/**
+* Prints a string to standard output, followed by a newline.
+* 
+* If you do not want an implicit newline, please see `print`.
+*
+* # Examples
+* ~~~
+* // println is imported into the prelude, and so is always available.
+* println("hello");
+* ~~~
+*/
 pub fn println(s: &str) {
     stdout().write_line(s);
 }