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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/cond.yo b/Doc/Zsh/cond.yo
index 3d369fb83..e08fc0d36 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/cond.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/cond.yo
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ is open and associated with a terminal device.
item(tt(-u) var(file))(
true if var(file) exists and has its setuid bit set.
)
+item(tt(-v) var(varname))(
+true if shell variable var(varname) is set.
+)
item(tt(-w) var(file))(
true if var(file) exists and is writable by current process.
)
@@ -103,8 +106,10 @@ true if var(file1) and var(file2) exist and refer to the same file.
xitem(var(string) tt(=) var(pattern))
item(var(string) tt(==) var(pattern))(
true if var(string) matches var(pattern).
-The `tt(==)' form is the preferred one. The `tt(=)' form is for
-backward compatibility and should be considered obsolete.
+The two forms are exactly equivalent. The `tt(=)' form is
+the traditional shell syntax (and hence the only one generally used
+with the tt(test) and tt([) builtins); the `tt(==)' form provides
+compatibility with other sorts of computer language.
)
item(var(string) tt(!=) var(pattern))(
true if var(string) does not match var(pattern).