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diff --git a/docs/Goalfile.pod b/docs/Goalfile.pod
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--- a/docs/Goalfile.pod
+++ b/docs/Goalfile.pod
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@ Goalfile - introduction, tutorial, and reference for writing goal files
 
 =head1 REFERENCE
 
+=head2 Standard Variables
+
+=head3 %stdlib
+
+The path to the standard library directory.  This path is also
+searched by default for C<include> directives.
+
+=head3 %tmpdir
+
+The location of a temporary directory which is created by goals when
+it starts and is deleted when it exits (either on success or failure).
+You can use this to store any temporary files that you want
+automatically cleaned up.
+
 =head2 Standard Functions
 
 =head3 basename (path)
@@ -178,13 +192,31 @@ files using ordinary globbing rules.
 
 For example:
 
- wrap ("*file", ["bar.c", "foo.c"]) ⇒ [*file("bar.c"), *file("foo.c")]
+ wrap ("is-file", ["bar.c", "foo.c"]) ⇒ [is-file("bar.c"), is-file("foo.c")]
 
 Each element in C<list> is wrapped into a call to C<wrapper(element)>.
-There are two common uses for this: either to add explicit tactics
-(such as C<*file>) to a plain list of strings as in the example above;
+There are two common uses for this: either to add explicit predicates
+(such as C<is-file>) to a plain list of strings as in the example above;
 or to turn a list of strings into a list of goal or function calls.
 
+=head2 Standard Shell Functions
+
+=head3 quoted_string
+
+Quote a string which will be consumed as a goal expression.  This is
+typically used from within goal functions which return expressions
+(ie. ones which do I<not> have an explicit C<returning> declaration).
+You must not use this shell function with functions that are marked as
+C<returning string> or C<returning strings>.
+
+=head3 print_green
+
+Echo a string in green.  Useful for success/OK messages.
+
+=head3 print_red
+
+Echo a string in red.  Useful for error messages.
+
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<goals(1)>.