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diff --git a/src/stlplus/portability/file_system.hpp b/src/stlplus/portability/file_system.hpp
index 374e86d..6a7d178 100644
--- a/src/stlplus/portability/file_system.hpp
+++ b/src/stlplus/portability/file_system.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 //   Author:    Andy Rushton
 //   Copyright: (c) Southampton University 1999-2004
-//              (c) Andy Rushton           2004-2009
+//              (c) Andy Rushton           2004 onwards
 //   License:   BSD License, see ../docs/license.html
 
 //   Simplified access to the File system
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace stlplus
   // test for whether there's something present and its a folder
   bool is_folder(const std::string& thing);
   // test for whether there's something present and its a file
+  // a file can be a regular file, a symbolic link, a FIFO or a socket, but not a device
   bool is_file(const std::string& thing);
 
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////