diff --git a/faq.html b/faq.html
index 21dd6854c..d3e70ba4c 100644
--- a/faq.html
+++ b/faq.html
@@ -1458,7 +1458,8 @@ not match the regexp <code>^[0-9A-Za-z][0-9A-Za-z._+-]*$</code>.</li>
 <p>The <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> tool performs the following steps:</p>
 <ol start="0" type="1">
 <li>Change to the <code>topdir</code>.</li>
-<li>Traverses the directory, gathering lists of ignored files and files to copy
+<li>Traverses the directory, gathering lists of ignored
+files/directories/symlinks as well as directories to make and files to copy
 to the submission directory.
 <ul>
 <li>If the depth is too deep it is an error (see <code>MAX_PATH_DEPTH</code> in
diff --git a/faq.md b/faq.md
index 353b1e36f..5a1cbdf3a 100644
--- a/faq.md
+++ b/faq.md
@@ -1280,7 +1280,8 @@ not match the regexp `^[0-9A-Za-z][0-9A-Za-z._+-]*$`.
 The `mkiocccentry(1)` tool performs the following steps:
 
 0. Change to the `topdir`.
-1. Traverses the directory, gathering lists of ignored files and files to copy
+1. Traverses the directory, gathering lists of ignored
+files/directories/symlinks as well as directories to make and files to copy
 to the submission directory.
     * If the depth is too deep it is an error (see `MAX_PATH_DEPTH` in
     [limit_ioccc.h](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/blob/master/soup/limit_ioccc.h)).