variables, respectively.
If the optional argument @var{mode-only} is non-@code{nil}, then all
-this function does is return @code{t} if the @w{@samp{-*-}} line or
-the local variables list specifies a mode and @code{nil} otherwise.
-It does not set the mode nor any other file-local variable.
+this function does is return a symbol specifying the major mode,
+if the @w{@samp{-*-}} line or the local variables list specifies one,
+and @code{nil} otherwise. It does not set the mode nor any other
+file-local variable.
@end defun
@defvar file-local-variables-alist