integers:
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} stat:dev st
-The device containing the file.
+The device number containing the file.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} stat:ino st
The file serial number, which distinguishes this file from all
other files on the same device.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} stat:mode st
-The mode of the file. This includes file type information and
-the file permission bits. See @code{stat:type} and
+The mode of the file. This is an integer which incorporates file type
+information and file permission bits. See also @code{stat:type} and
@code{stat:perms} below.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} stat:nlink st
@end deffn
In addition, the following procedures return the information
-from stat:mode in a more convenient form:
+from @code{stat:mode} in a more convenient form:
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} stat:type st
A symbol representing the type of file. Possible values are