--- test.1.orig	2004-09-08 09:14:24.000000000 +0200
+++ test.1	2004-09-08 09:44:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
 FILE exists and is a directory
 .TP
 \fB\-e\fR FILE
-FILE exists
+FILE exists, if FILE is a symbolic link the return value depends on the
+existance of the file it points to
 .TP
 \fB\-f\fR FILE
 FILE exists and is a regular file
@@ -127,10 +128,13 @@
 FILE exists and its set-user-ID bit is set
 .TP
 \fB\-w\fR FILE
-FILE exists and is writable
+FILE exists and is writable.  True indicates only that the write flag is on. 
+The file is not writable on a read-only file system even if this 
+test indicates true
 .TP
 \fB\-x\fR FILE
-FILE exists and is executable
+FILE exists and is executable.  True indicates only that the execute flag 
+is on.  If file is a directory, true indicates that file can be searched
 .PP
 Beware that parentheses need to be escaped (e.g., by backslashes) for shells.
 INTEGER may also be \fB\-l\fR STRING, which evaluates to the length of STRING.