Index: src/wp-includes/author-template.php
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--- src/wp-includes/author-template.php	(revision 38786)
+++ src/wp-includes/author-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -111,8 +111,36 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * Retrieve the requested data of the author of the current post.
- * @link https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_meta
+ * Retrieve the requested data of the author of the current post. Valid values
+ * for the $field parameter:
+ *
+ * - admin_color
+ * - aim
+ * - comment_shortcuts
+ * - description
+ * - display_name
+ * - first_name
+ * - ID
+ * - jabber
+ * - last_name
+ * - nickname
+ * - plugins_last_view
+ * - plugins_per_page
+ * - rich_editing
+ * - user_activation_key
+ * - user_description
+ * - user_email
+ * - user_firstname
+ * - user_lastname
+ * - user_level
+ * - user_login
+ * - user_nicename
+ * - user_pass
+ * - user_registered
+ * - user_status
+ * - user_url
+ * - yim
+ *
  * @since 2.8.0
  *
  * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
@@ -154,12 +182,13 @@
 /**
  * Outputs the field from the user's DB object. Defaults to current post's author.
  *
- * @link https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_meta
- *
  * @since 2.8.0
  *
- * @param string $field selects the field of the users record.
- * @param int $user_id Optional. User ID.
+ * @param string $field   Selects the field of the users record. See the_author_meta()
+ *                        for the list of possible fields.
+ * @param int    $user_id Optional. User ID.
+ *
+ * @see the_author_meta()
  */
 function the_author_meta( $field = '', $user_id = false ) {
 	$author_meta = get_the_author_meta( $field, $user_id );