diff --git a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-abort-txn.xml b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-abort-txn.xml
index 7fc2667727eb..3a7963359b30 100644
--- a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-abort-txn.xml
+++ b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-abort-txn.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.svn-fs-abort-txn" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>svn_fs_abort_txn</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Abort a transaction, returns true if everything is okay, false otherwise</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Aborts a transaction</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   &warn.undocumented.func;
   <para>
-   Abort a transaction, returns true if everything is okay, false otherwise
+   Aborts a transaction.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
-<!--
+
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
   &reftitle.parameters;
   <para>
@@ -26,22 +26,21 @@
      <term><parameter>txn</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
-
  </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   What the function returns, first on success, then on failure. See
-   also the &amp;return.success; entity
+   &return.success;
   </para>
  </refsect1>
--->
+
  <refsect1 role="notes">
   &reftitle.notes;
   &warn.experimental.func;
diff --git a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-copy.xml b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-copy.xml
index 616404b53d84..f12736df41fa 100644
--- a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-copy.xml
+++ b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-copy.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.svn-fs-copy" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>svn_fs_copy</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Copies a file or a directory, returns true if all is ok, false otherwise</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Copies a file or a directory</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   &warn.undocumented.func;
   <para>
-   Copies a file or a directory, returns true if all is ok, false otherwise
+   Copies a file or a directory.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
-<!--
+
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
   &reftitle.parameters;
   <para>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
      <term><parameter>from_root</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
      <term><parameter>from_path</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
      <term><parameter>to_root</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -53,22 +53,21 @@
      <term><parameter>to_path</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
-
  </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   What the function returns, first on success, then on failure. See
-   also the &amp;return.success; entity
+   &return.success;
   </para>
  </refsect1>
--->
+
  <refsect1 role="notes">
   &reftitle.notes;
   &warn.experimental.func;
diff --git a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-delete.xml b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-delete.xml
index 956bd9df8ec4..612c4e650afa 100644
--- a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-delete.xml
+++ b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-delete.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.svn-fs-delete" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>svn_fs_delete</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Deletes a file or a directory, return true if all is ok, false otherwise</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Deletes a file or a directory</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   &warn.undocumented.func;
   <para>
-   Deletes a file or a directory, return true if all is ok, false otherwise
+   Deletes a file or a directory.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
-<!--
+
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
   &reftitle.parameters;
   <para>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
      <term><parameter>root</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -35,22 +35,21 @@
      <term><parameter>path</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
-
  </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   What the function returns, first on success, then on failure. See
-   also the &amp;return.success; entity
+   &return.success;
   </para>
  </refsect1>
--->
+
  <refsect1 role="notes">
   &reftitle.notes;
   &warn.experimental.func;
diff --git a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-is-dir.xml b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-is-dir.xml
index 8eb97c6924ad..f8f51f372e5d 100644
--- a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-is-dir.xml
+++ b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-is-dir.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.svn-fs-is-dir" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>svn_fs_is_dir</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Return true if the path points to a directory, false otherwise</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Determines if a path points to a directory</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   &warn.undocumented.func;
   <para>
-   Return true if the path points to a directory, false otherwise
+   Determines if the given path points to a directory.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
-<!--
+
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
   &reftitle.parameters;
   <para>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
      <term><parameter>root</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -35,22 +35,21 @@
      <term><parameter>path</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
-
  </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   What the function returns, first on success, then on failure. See
-   also the &amp;return.success; entity
+   Returns &true; if the path points to a directory, &false; otherwise.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
--->
+
  <refsect1 role="notes">
   &reftitle.notes;
   &warn.experimental.func;
diff --git a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-is-file.xml b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-is-file.xml
index 78bb3c36ce68..ab3508d78913 100644
--- a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-is-file.xml
+++ b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-is-file.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.svn-fs-is-file" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>svn_fs_is_file</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Return true if the path points to a file, false otherwise</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Determines if a path points to a file</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   &warn.undocumented.func;
   <para>
-   Return true if the path points to a file, false otherwise
+   Determines if the given path points to a file.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
-<!--
+
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
   &reftitle.parameters;
   <para>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
      <term><parameter>root</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -35,22 +35,21 @@
      <term><parameter>path</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
-
  </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   What the function returns, first on success, then on failure. See
-   also the &amp;return.success; entity
+   Returns &true; if the path points to a file, &false; otherwise.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
--->
+
  <refsect1 role="notes">
   &reftitle.notes;
   &warn.experimental.func;
diff --git a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-make-dir.xml b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-make-dir.xml
index 4cbad43f8c3f..c460bbde7033 100644
--- a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-make-dir.xml
+++ b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-make-dir.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.svn-fs-make-dir" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>svn_fs_make_dir</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Creates a new empty directory, returns true if all is ok, false otherwise</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Creates a new empty directory</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   &warn.undocumented.func;
   <para>
-   Creates a new empty directory, returns true if all is ok, false otherwise
+   Creates a new empty directory.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
-<!--
+
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
   &reftitle.parameters;
   <para>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
      <term><parameter>root</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -35,22 +35,21 @@
      <term><parameter>path</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
-
  </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   What the function returns, first on success, then on failure. See
-   also the &amp;return.success; entity
+   &return.success;
   </para>
  </refsect1>
--->
+
  <refsect1 role="notes">
   &reftitle.notes;
   &warn.experimental.func;
diff --git a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-make-file.xml b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-make-file.xml
index 0cf4fce5285e..1684244dca44 100644
--- a/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-make-file.xml
+++ b/reference/svn/functions/svn-fs-make-file.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.svn-fs-make-file" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>svn_fs_make_file</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Creates a new empty file, returns true if all is ok, false otherwise</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Creates a new empty file</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   &warn.undocumented.func;
   <para>
-   Creates a new empty file, returns true if all is ok, false otherwise
+   Creates a new empty file.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
-<!--
+
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
   &reftitle.parameters;
   <para>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
      <term><parameter>root</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -35,22 +35,21 @@
      <term><parameter>path</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Its description
+       
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
-
  </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   What the function returns, first on success, then on failure. See
-   also the &amp;return.success; entity
+   &return.success;
   </para>
  </refsect1>
--->
+
  <refsect1 role="notes">
   &reftitle.notes;
   &warn.experimental.func;