diff --git a/gtsam/slam/dataset.cpp b/gtsam/slam/dataset.cpp
index 04b1fe1df..fc2d7df4d 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/dataset.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/dataset.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ string findExampleDataFile(const string& name) {
       name + ", " + name + ".graph, or " + name + ".txt");
 }
 
+/* ************************************************************************* */
 string createRewrittenFileName(const string& name) {
   // Search source tree and installed location
   if(!exists(fs::path(name))) {
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ string createRewrittenFileName(const string& name) {
 
   return   newpath.string();
 }
+/* ************************************************************************* */
 #endif
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/dataset.h b/gtsam/slam/dataset.h
index c544dcad5..854daa237 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/dataset.h
+++ b/gtsam/slam/dataset.h
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ namespace gtsam {
 GTSAM_EXPORT std::string findExampleDataFile(const std::string& name);
 
 /**
- * searches for the file using the findExample funtion, if not found ,
- * creates one in the source tree and returns the full path
+ * Creates a temporary file name that needs to be ignored in .gitingnore
+ * for checking read-write oprations
  */
 GTSAM_EXPORT std::string createRewrittenFileName(const std::string& name);
 #endif