diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-10-22  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
+
+	* files.el (file-name-sans-extension, file-name-extension): Don't
+	count the leading dots in file names as signaling an extension.
+
 2001-10-22  Andre Spiegel  <spiegel@gnu.org>
 
 	* vc.el (vc-diff-switches): Doc rewritten.
diff --git a/lispref/ChangeLog b/lispref/ChangeLog
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--- a/lispref/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-10-22  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
+
+	* files.texi (File Name Components): Update the description of
+	file-name-sans-extension and file-name-extension, as they now
+	ignore leading dots.
+
 2001-10-20  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
 	* (Version 21.1 released.)