diff --git a/src/Streamly/External/FileSystem/Handle/Posix.hs b/src/Streamly/External/FileSystem/Handle/Posix.hs
index dc77955..b5a9afd 100644
--- a/src/Streamly/External/FileSystem/Handle/Posix.hs
+++ b/src/Streamly/External/FileSystem/Handle/Posix.hs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fromChunks =
     . S.map Strict.fromArray
 
 
--- |Read the given file lazily as a lazy ByteString.
+-- |Read a file lazily as a lazy ByteString.
 --
 -- The handle is closed automatically, when the stream exits normally,
 -- aborts or gets garbage collected.
@@ -84,17 +84,13 @@ readFileLBS :: Handle  -- ^ readable file handle
 readFileLBS handle' = fromChunks (readFileStream handle')
 
 
--- |Read the given file lazily as a lazy ByteString.
---
--- The handle is NOT closed automatically.
---
--- This uses `unsafeInterleaveIO` under the hood.
+-- |Like 'readFileLBS', except doesn't close the handle..
 readFileLBS' :: Handle  -- ^ readable file handle
              -> IO L.ByteString
 readFileLBS' handle' = fromChunks (readFileStream' handle')
 
 
--- | Read from the given handle as a streamly filestream.
+-- | Read a handle as a streamly filestream.
 --
 -- The handle is closed automatically, when the stream exits normally,
 -- aborts or gets garbage collected.
@@ -104,10 +100,7 @@ readFileStream :: (MonadCatch m, MonadAsync m)
                -> SerialT m (Array Word8)
 readFileStream = S.unfold (SIU.finallyIO (liftIO . hClose) FH.readChunks)
 
--- | Read from the given handle as a streamly filestream.
---
--- The handle is NOT closed automatically.
--- The stream must not be used after the handle is closed.
+-- | Like 'readFileStream', except doesn't close the handle.
 readFileStream' :: (MonadCatch m, MonadAsync m)
                 => Handle
                 -> SerialT m (Array Word8)
@@ -124,9 +117,7 @@ copyFileHandle :: (MonadCatch m, MonadAsync m, MonadMask m)
 copyFileHandle fromHandle toHandle =
   copyFileStream (readFileStream fromHandle) toHandle
 
--- | Like 'copyFileStream'', except for two file handles.
---
--- Handles are NOT closed automatically.
+-- | Like 'copyFileHandle', except doesn't close the handles.
 copyFileHandle' :: (MonadCatch m, MonadAsync m, MonadMask m)
                 => Handle  -- ^ copy from this handle, must be readable
                 -> Handle  -- ^ copy to this handle, must be writable
@@ -146,9 +137,7 @@ copyFileStream stream handle' =
   (flip finally) (liftIO $ hClose handle') $ copyFileStream' stream handle'
 
 
--- | Copy a stream to a file handle.
---
--- The handle is NOT closed automatically.
+-- | Like 'copyFileStream', except doesn't close the handle.
 copyFileStream' :: (MonadCatch m, MonadAsync m, MonadMask m)
                 => SerialT m (Array Word8) -- ^ stream to copy
                 -> Handle                  -- ^ file handle to copy to, must be writable
@@ -166,9 +155,7 @@ copyLBS :: (MonadCatch m, MonadAsync m, MonadMask m)
 copyLBS lbs = copyFileStream (Lazy.toChunks lbs)
 
 
--- | Like 'copyFileStream', except with a lazy bytestring.
---
--- The handle is NOT closed automatically.
+-- | Like 'copyLBS', except doesn't close the handle.
 copyLBS' :: (MonadCatch m, MonadAsync m, MonadMask m)
          => L.ByteString -- ^ lazy bytestring to copy
          -> Handle       -- ^ file handle to copy to, must be writable