diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/md5-file.xml b/reference/strings/functions/md5-file.xml
index 356a9a4185..a5c0ef433d 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/md5-file.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/md5-file.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/strings.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.md5-file">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>md5_file</refname>
-    <refpurpose>Calculates the md5 hash of a given filename</refpurpose>
+    <refpurpose>Calculates the md5 hash of a given file</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
       <methodparam choice='opt'><type>bool</type><parameter>raw_output</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
-     Calculates the MD5 hash of the specified
-     <parameter>filename</parameter> using the
+     Calculates the MD5 hash of the file specified by the
+     <parameter>filename</parameter> parameter using the
      <ulink url="&url.rfc;1321">RSA Data Security, Inc. 
      MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm</ulink>, and returns that hash.
      The hash is a 32-character hexadecimal number.  If the optional