Added the note to Metadata too
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@ -1033,6 +1033,12 @@ impl Metadata {
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/// [`is_dir`], and will be false for symlink metadata
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/// obtained from [`symlink_metadata`].
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///
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/// This property means it is often more useful to use `!file_type.is_dir()`
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/// than `file_type.is_file()` when your goal is to read bytes from a
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/// source: the former includes symlink and pipes when the latter does not,
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/// meaning you will break workflows like `diff <( prog_a ) <( prog_b )` on
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/// a Unix-like system for example.
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///
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/// [`is_dir`]: struct.Metadata.html#method.is_dir
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/// [`symlink_metadata`]: fn.symlink_metadata.html
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///
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