diff --git a/src/cfs/ctell.2 b/src/cfs/ctell.2
index f9336646..3a674894 100644
--- a/src/cfs/ctell.2
+++ b/src/cfs/ctell.2
@@ -24,18 +24,16 @@
 
 
 ;"F1 upper 18 bits are length to print (from S1?), if not zero"
-<DEFINE	TELL(S1 "OPTIONAL" (F1 ,POST-CRLF) S2 S3 "AUX" L)
-   #DECL ("VALUE" ATOM <PRIMTYPE STRING> "OPTIONAL" FIX
-		  <OR STRING FALSE> <OR STRING FALSE>)
+;"not sure that's right - ATS"
+<DEFINE	TELL (S1 "OPTIONAL" (F1 ,POST-CRLF) S2 S3)
+  #DECL ((S1) <PRIMTYPE STRING> (F1) FIX (S2 S3) <OR STRING FALSE>)
    <AND <NOT <0? <CHTYPE <ANDB .F1 ,PRE-CRLF> FIX>>> <CRLF>>
-   <SET L <CHTYPE <GETBITS .F1 <BITS 18 18>> FIX>>
-   <AND <0? .L> <SET L <LENGTH .S1>>>
-   <PRINTSTRING .S1 .OUTCHAN .L>
-   <AND <ASSIGNED? S2> <PRINTSTRING .S2>>
-   <AND <ASSIGNED? S3> <PRINTSTRING .S3>>
+   <PRINTSTRING .S1 .OUTCHAN>
+; "warn if <CHTYPE <GETBITS .F1 <BITS 18 18>> FIX> != 0?"
+   <AND <ASSIGNED? S2> <PRINTSTRING .S2 .OUTCHAN>>
+   <AND <ASSIGNED? S3> <PRINTSTRING .S3 .OUTCHAN>>
    <AND <NOT <0? <CHTYPE <ANDB .F1 ,POST-CRLF> FIX>>> <CRLF>>
-   <SETG TELL-FLAG T>
->
+   <SETG TELL-FLAG T>>
 
 ; Read a line after printing the prompt
 ; ALT means accept only alternate terminator character