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author | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> | 2009-02-22 00:42:28 +0000 |
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committer | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> | 2009-02-22 00:42:28 +0000 |
commit | dd96bccfa31d028bb678a38a0d378d25dbb96b33 (patch) | |
tree | d6c5fdd65ae7e8dd4862ad0bd9b245c7d4d3991c | |
parent | b51cf7ab2094012418d206cb08cb3a953f341ceb (diff) | |
download | emacs-dd96bccfa31d028bb678a38a0d378d25dbb96b33.tar.gz |
(List Elements): Copyedits.
-rw-r--r-- | doc/lispref/lists.texi | 26 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/lists.texi b/doc/lispref/lists.texi index fe83679bd4e..d38cdc14505 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/lists.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/lists.texi @@ -164,13 +164,12 @@ considered a list and @code{not} when it is considered a truth value @defun car cons-cell This function returns the value referred to by the first slot of the -cons cell @var{cons-cell}. Expressed another way, this function -returns the @sc{car} of @var{cons-cell}. +cons cell @var{cons-cell}. In other words, it returns the @sc{car} of +@var{cons-cell}. -As a special case, if @var{cons-cell} is @code{nil}, then @code{car} -is defined to return @code{nil}; therefore, any list is a valid argument -for @code{car}. An error is signaled if the argument is not a cons cell -or @code{nil}. +As a special case, if @var{cons-cell} is @code{nil}, this function +returns @code{nil}. Therefore, any list is a valid argument. An +error is signaled if the argument is not a cons cell or @code{nil}. @example @group @@ -185,14 +184,13 @@ or @code{nil}. @end defun @defun cdr cons-cell -This function returns the value referred to by the second slot of -the cons cell @var{cons-cell}. Expressed another way, this function -returns the @sc{cdr} of @var{cons-cell}. - -As a special case, if @var{cons-cell} is @code{nil}, then @code{cdr} -is defined to return @code{nil}; therefore, any list is a valid argument -for @code{cdr}. An error is signaled if the argument is not a cons cell -or @code{nil}. +This function returns the value referred to by the second slot of the +cons cell @var{cons-cell}. In other words, it returns the @sc{cdr} of +@var{cons-cell}. + +As a special case, if @var{cons-cell} is @code{nil}, this function +returns @code{nil}; therefore, any list is a valid argument. An error +is signaled if the argument is not a cons cell or @code{nil}. @example @group |