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@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ Coding}.
@cindex @env{EMACS} environment variable
Unless the environment variable @env{EMACS} is already defined,
-Emacs defines it in the subshell, with value @code{t}. A shell script
+Emacs defines it in the subshell, with value equal to Emacs's absolute
+file name. A shell script
can check this variable to determine whether it has been run from an
Emacs subshell.