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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index d5674aae9b4..8bbafe49d32 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -5793,10 +5793,10 @@ Transient Mark mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
Transient Mark mode is a global minor mode. When enabled, the
region is highlighted with the `region' face whenever the mark
-is active. The mark is \"deactivated\" by changing the buffer,
-and after certain other operations that set the mark but whose
-main purpose is something else--for example, incremental search,
-\\[beginning-of-buffer], and \\[end-of-buffer].
+is active. The mark is \"deactivated\" after certain non-motion
+commands, including those that change the text in the buffer, and
+during shift or mouse selection by any unshifted cursor motion
+command (see Info node `Shift Selection' for more details).
You can also deactivate the mark by typing \\[keyboard-quit] or
\\[keyboard-escape-quit].