; Remove parens from sentence in docstring.

[gnu-emacs] / lisp / simple.el

diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index ba026aff77fd1c8052b15f9c312f3bf0d986d36e..6d7f00f52f487b408ed7236f5b3a206d9cecb1f2 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -3235,11 +3235,11 @@ Noninteractive callers can specify coding systems by binding
 
 The optional second argument OUTPUT-BUFFER, if non-nil,
 says to put the output in some other buffer.
 
 The optional second argument OUTPUT-BUFFER, if non-nil,
 says to put the output in some other buffer.

-If OUTPUT-BUFFER is a buffer or buffer name, put the output there.
-If OUTPUT-BUFFER is not a buffer and not nil,
-insert output in current buffer.  (This cannot be done asynchronously.)
-In either case, the buffer is first erased, and the output is
-inserted after point (leaving mark after it).
+If OUTPUT-BUFFER is a buffer or buffer name, erase that buffer
+and insert the output there.
+If OUTPUT-BUFFER is not a buffer and not nil, insert the output
+in current buffer after point leaving mark after it.
+This cannot be done asynchronously.

 
 If the command terminates without error, but generates output,
 and you did not specify \"insert it in the current buffer\",
 
 If the command terminates without error, but generates output,
 and you did not specify \"insert it in the current buffer\",


@@ -3504,10 +3504,10 @@ Command Output*' is deleted.
 
 Optional fourth arg OUTPUT-BUFFER specifies where to put the
 command's output.  If the value is a buffer or buffer name,
 
 Optional fourth arg OUTPUT-BUFFER specifies where to put the
 command's output.  If the value is a buffer or buffer name,

-put the output there.  If the value is nil, use the buffer
-`*Shell Command Output*'.  Any other value, excluding nil,
-means to insert the output in the current buffer.  In either case,
-the output is inserted after point (leaving mark after it).
+erase that buffer and insert the output there.
+If the value is nil, use the buffer `*Shell Command Output*'.
+Any other non-nil value means to insert the output in the
+current buffer after START.

 
 Optional fifth arg REPLACE, if non-nil, means to insert the
 output in place of text from START to END, putting point and mark
 
 Optional fifth arg REPLACE, if non-nil, means to insert the
 output in place of text from START to END, putting point and mark