diff --git a/doc/standards.texi b/doc/standards.texi
index 17e312f0..06f25594 100644
--- a/doc/standards.texi
+++ b/doc/standards.texi
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 @setfilename standards.info
 @settitle GNU Coding Standards
 @c UPDATE THIS DATE WHENEVER YOU MAKE CHANGES!
-@set lastupdate 16 May 1995
+@set lastupdate 24 July 1995
 @c %**end of header
 
 @ifinfo
@@ -1072,6 +1072,10 @@ bits (0 through 255).  A single run of the program might have 256
 errors; if you try to return 256 as the exit status, the parent process
 will see 0 as the status, and it will appear that the program succeeded.
 
+If you make temporary files, check the @code{TMPDIR} environment
+variable; if that variable is defined, use the specified directory
+instead of @file{/tmp}.
+
 @node Errors
 @chapter Formatting Error Messages
 
diff --git a/standards.texi b/standards.texi
index 17e312f0..06f25594 100644
--- a/standards.texi
+++ b/standards.texi
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 @setfilename standards.info
 @settitle GNU Coding Standards
 @c UPDATE THIS DATE WHENEVER YOU MAKE CHANGES!
-@set lastupdate 16 May 1995
+@set lastupdate 24 July 1995
 @c %**end of header
 
 @ifinfo
@@ -1072,6 +1072,10 @@ bits (0 through 255).  A single run of the program might have 256
 errors; if you try to return 256 as the exit status, the parent process
 will see 0 as the status, and it will appear that the program succeeded.
 
+If you make temporary files, check the @code{TMPDIR} environment
+variable; if that variable is defined, use the specified directory
+instead of @file{/tmp}.
+
 @node Errors
 @chapter Formatting Error Messages