diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/dirname.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/dirname.html
index 232f8abc1..a804d67ea 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/dirname.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/dirname.html
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ Task to determine the directory path of a specified file.
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 <p> 
 When this task executes, it will set the specified property to the
-value of the specified file up to, but not including, the last path
-element. If the specified file is a path that ends in a filename,
-the filename will be dropped. If the specified file is just a filename,
-the directory will be the current directory.
+value of the specified file (or directory) up to, but not including,
+the last path element. If the specified file is a path that ends in a
+filename, the filename will be dropped. If the specified file is just
+a filename, the directory will be the current directory.
 </p>
 <h3>Parameters</h3>
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