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Diffstat (limited to 'src/fns.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/fns.c | 7 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/fns.c b/src/fns.c index 6a8f6fcf1ba..42638fea49e 100644 --- a/src/fns.c +++ b/src/fns.c @@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ DEFUN ("elt", Felt, Selt, 2, 2, 0, } DEFUN ("member", Fmember, Smember, 2, 2, 0, - "Return non-nil if ELT is an element of LIST. Comparison done with EQUAL.\n\ + "Return non-nil if ELT is an element of LIST. Comparison done with `equal'.\n\ The value is actually the tail of LIST whose car is ELT.") (elt, list) register Lisp_Object elt; @@ -626,8 +626,9 @@ to be sure of changing the value of `foo'.") DEFUN ("delete", Fdelete, Sdelete, 2, 2, 0, "Delete by side effect any occurrences of ELT as a member of LIST.\n\ The modified LIST is returned. Comparison is done with `equal'.\n\ -If the first member of LIST is ELT, there is no way to remove it by side effect;\n\ -therefore, write `(setq foo (delete element foo))'\n\ +If the first member of LIST is ELT, deleting it is not a side effect;\n\ +it is simply using a different list.\n\ +Therefore, write `(setq foo (delete element foo))'\n\ to be sure of changing the value of `foo'.") (elt, list) register Lisp_Object elt; |