(defcustom vc-annotate-switches nil
"A string or list of strings specifying switches for annotate under VC.
When running annotate under a given BACKEND, VC uses the first
-non-nil value of `vc-BACKEND-annotate-switches', `vc-annotate-switches',
-and `annotate-switches', in that order. Since nil means to check the
-next variable in the sequence, either of the first two may use
-the value t to mean no switches at all. `vc-annotate-switches'
-should contain switches that are specific to version control, but
-not specific to any particular backend.
+non-nil value of `vc-BACKEND-annotate-switches' and
+`vc-annotate-switches', in that order. Since nil means to check
+the next variable in the sequence, setting the first to the value
+t means no switches at all. `vc-annotate-switches' should
+contain switches that are specific to version control, but not
+specific to any particular backend.
As very few switches (if any) are used across different VC tools,
please consider using the specific `vc-BACKEND-annotate-switches'