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@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ the mode line (@pxref{Mode Line}). Emacs normally constructs the
buffer name from the file name, omitting the directory name. For
example, a file named @file{/usr/rms/emacs.tex} is visited in a buffer
named @samp{emacs.tex}. If there is already a buffer with that name,
-Emacs constructs a unique name; the normal method is to append
-@samp{<2>}, @samp{<3>}, and so on, but you can select other methods.
-@xref{Uniquify}.
+Emacs constructs a unique name; the normal method is to add a suffix
+based on the directory name (e.g., @samp{<rms>}, @samp{<tmp>},
+and so on), but you can select other methods. @xref{Uniquify}.
@cindex creating files
To create a new file, just visit it using the same command, @kbd{C-x