diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/conditions.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/conditions.html
index 940aa38c4..29ff1834e 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/conditions.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/conditions.html
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ or the filenames match the answer is so obvious the detailed test is omitted.
     <td valign="top">textfile</td>
     <td valign="top">Whether to ignore line endings
         when comparing files; defaults to <i>false</i>, while
-        <i>true</i> bypasses the size comparison. <b>Since Ant 1.7</b>
+        <i>true</i> triggers a binary comparison. <b>Since Ant 1.7</b>
     </td>
     <td align="center">No</td>
   </tr>
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ must match. <b>Since Ant 1.7</b>
     <td valign="top">astext</td>
     <td valign="top">Whether to ignore line endings
         when comparing resource content; defaults to <i>false</i>,
-        while <i>true</i> bypasses the size comparison.
+        while <i>true</i> triggers a binary comparison.
     </td>
     <td align="center">No</td>
   </tr>