maps. The key sequence argument is represented as a string or vector.
The cursor does not move into the echo area. Prompt.
+If the key sequence is a down-event, the following up-event is discarded,
+but can be read via the @code{U} code character.
+
This kind of input is used by commands such as @code{describe-key} and
@code{global-set-key}.
the string.) Other characters that normally terminate a symbol (e.g.,
parentheses and brackets) do not do so here. Prompt.
+@item U
+A key sequence or nil. May be used after a @code{k} or @code{K}
+argument to get the up-event that was discarded in case the key
+sequence read for that argument was a down-event. No I/O.
+
@item v
A variable declared to be a user option (i.e., satisfying the
predicate @code{user-variable-p}). This reads the variable using