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diff --git a/ev.3 b/ev.3
index 9313383..9e1c613 100644
--- a/ev.3
+++ b/ev.3
@@ -1386,6 +1386,9 @@ not exist\*(R" is signified by the \f(CW\*(C`st_nlink\*(C'\fR field being zero (
 otherwise always forced to be at least one) and all the other fields of
 the stat buffer having unspecified contents.
 .PP
+The path \fIshould\fR be absolute and \fImust not\fR end in a slash. If it is
+relative and your working directory changes, the behaviour is undefined.
+.PP
 Since there is no standard to do this, the portable implementation simply
 calls \f(CW\*(C`stat (2)\*(C'\fR regularly on the path to see if it changed somehow. You
 can specify a recommended polling interval for this case. If you specify