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diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions.rb
index c2f27a6b0..00bd27bb0 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions.rb
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ module Functions
# Test whether a given class or definition is defined
newfunction(:defined, :type => :rvalue, :doc => "Determine whether a given
type is defined, either as a native type or a defined type, or whether a class is defined.
- This is useful for checking whether a class is defined and only including it if it is.") do |vals|
+ This is useful for checking whether a class is defined and only including it if it is.
+ This function can also test whether a resource has been defined, using resource references
+ (e.g., ``if defined(File['/tmp/myfile'] { ... }``).") do |vals|
result = false
vals.each do |val|
case val