delete directories.
@findex mkdir
-@defun make-directory dirname &optional parents
-This function creates a directory named @var{dirname}.
-If @var{parents} is non-@code{nil}, as is always the case in an
+@deffn Command make-directory dirname &optional parents
+This command creates a directory named @var{dirname}. If
+@var{parents} is non-@code{nil}, as is always the case in an
interactive call, that means to create the parent directories first,
if they don't already exist.
-@code{mkdir} is an alias for this fuction.
-@end defun
+@code{mkdir} is an alias for this.
+@end deffn
-@defun delete-directory dirname
-This function deletes the directory named @var{dirname}. The function
+@deffn Command delete-directory dirname
+This command deletes the directory named @var{dirname}. The function
@code{delete-file} does not work for files that are directories; you
must use @code{delete-directory} for them. If the directory contains
any files, @code{delete-directory} signals an error.
-This function only follows symbolic links at the level of parent
-directories.
-@end defun
+@code{delete-directory} only follows symbolic links at the level of
+parent directories.
+@end deffn
@node Magic File Names
@section Making Certain File Names ``Magic''