Use ;; instead of ;;; to better follow coding conventions.

diff --git a/man/calc.texi b/man/calc.texi
index ea51a896e23f9204ca2aad7994bb5ebd9a886ba0..7e2e42207f9061ae20f3e2c54944cb42cf711e5e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/calc.texi
+++ b/man/calc.texi
@@ -31974,7 +31974,7 @@ decreases the precision.
 
 @smallexample
 ;;; Increase and decrease Calc precision.  Dave Gillespie, 5/31/91.
-;;; (Include copyright or copyleft stuff here.)
+;; (Include copyright or copyleft stuff here.)
 
 (defvar inc-prec-base-key "P"
   "Base key for inc-prec.el commands.")

diff --git a/man/custom.texi b/man/custom.texi
index f0f8fcee398e64ea3b7c045decad5a5e9f21a453..dbe2a1b328cb4c6868a8c82c8c99122305a9198a 100644 (file)
--- a/man/custom.texi
+++ b/man/custom.texi
@@ -1112,16 +1112,16 @@ variables list afterward.
   Here is an example of a local variables list:
 
 @example
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode:lisp ***
-;;; comment-column:0 ***
-;;; comment-start: ";;; "  ***
-;;; comment-end:"***" ***
-;;; End: ***
+;; Local Variables: **
+;; mode:lisp **
+;; comment-column:0 **
+;; comment-start: ";; "  **
+;; comment-end:"**" **
+;; End: **
 @end example
 
-  Each line starts with the prefix @samp{;;; } and each line ends with
-the suffix @samp{ ***}.  Emacs recognizes these as the prefix and
+  Each line starts with the prefix @samp{;; } and each line ends with
+the suffix @samp{ **}.  Emacs recognizes these as the prefix and
 suffix based on the first line of the list, by finding them
 surrounding the magic string @samp{Local Variables:}; then it
 automatically discards them from the other lines of the list.
@@ -1129,8 +1129,8 @@ automatically discards them from the other lines of the list.
   The usual reason for using a prefix and/or suffix is to embed the
 local variables list in a comment, so it won't confuse other programs
 that the file is intended as input for.  The example above is for a
-language where comment lines start with @samp{;;; } and end with
-@samp{***}; the local values for @code{comment-start} and
+language where comment lines start with @samp{;; } and end with
+@samp{**}; the local values for @code{comment-start} and
 @code{comment-end} customize the rest of Emacs for this unusual
 syntax.  Don't use a prefix (or a suffix) if you don't need one.
 

diff --git a/man/dired-x.texi b/man/dired-x.texi
index 157ec168d8c90db21db5afaa7313cac010e4ea36..7a53e5a68163f60d5176ba74a505eb9216989c7e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/dired-x.texi
+++ b/man/dired-x.texi
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ In order to have @code{dired-jump} and @code{dired-jump-other-window}
 for these functions.  In your @file{.emacs} file put
 
 @example
-;;; Autoload `dired-jump' and `dired-jump-other-window'.
-;;; We autoload from FILE dired.el.  This will then load dired-x.el
-;;; and hence define `dired-jump' and `dired-jump-other-window'.
+;; Autoload `dired-jump' and `dired-jump-other-window'.
+;; We autoload from FILE dired.el.  This will then load dired-x.el
+;; and hence define `dired-jump' and `dired-jump-other-window'.
 (define-key global-map "\C-x\C-j" 'dired-jump)
 (define-key global-map "\C-x4\C-j" 'dired-jump-other-window)
 

diff --git a/man/faq.texi b/man/faq.texi
index fbb75f4e64c5125edfffbd1e4a2b5bf282b5e956..5d111c8bdae72761b694728442c15aded49b421a 100644 (file)
--- a/man/faq.texi
+++ b/man/faq.texi
@@ -4532,7 +4532,7 @@ instead:
 @lisp
 (global-set-key "\C-h" 'delete-backward-char)
 
-;;; overrides mark-whole-buffer
+;; overrides mark-whole-buffer
 (global-set-key "\C-xh" 'help-command)
 @end lisp
 
@@ -4664,7 +4664,7 @@ under X).  For many terminals (notably DEC terminals) @key{F11}
 generates @key{ESC}.  If not, the following form can be used to bind it:
 
 @lisp
-;;; F11 is the documented ESC replacement on DEC terminals.
+;; F11 is the documented ESC replacement on DEC terminals.
 (define-key function-key-map [f11] [?\e])
 @end lisp
 

diff --git a/man/gnus.texi b/man/gnus.texi
index 48a0f64281ba35a88bbd7d869549d8bc12c9626d..43e7c4c6d15b2dac2e0bed2fac69debf10b9e1a5 100644 (file)
--- a/man/gnus.texi
+++ b/man/gnus.texi
@@ -18849,20 +18849,20 @@ setup, you may be able to use something like the following as your
 @file{~/.gnus.el} file to get started.
 
 @lisp
-;;; @r{Define how Gnus is to fetch news.  We do this over @acronym{NNTP}}
-;;; @r{from your ISP's server.}
+;; @r{Define how Gnus is to fetch news.  We do this over @acronym{NNTP}}
+;; @r{from your ISP's server.}
 (setq gnus-select-method '(nntp "news.your-isp.com"))
 
-;;; @r{Define how Gnus is to read your mail.  We read mail from}
-;;; @r{your ISP's @acronym{POP} server.}
+;; @r{Define how Gnus is to read your mail.  We read mail from}
+;; @r{your ISP's @acronym{POP} server.}
 (setq mail-sources '((pop :server "pop.your-isp.com")))
 
-;;; @r{Say how Gnus is to store the mail.  We use nnml groups.}
+;; @r{Say how Gnus is to store the mail.  We use nnml groups.}
 (setq gnus-secondary-select-methods '((nnml "")))
 
-;;; @r{Make Gnus into an offline newsreader.}
-;;; (gnus-agentize) ; @r{The obsolete setting.}
-;;; (setq gnus-agent t) ; @r{Now the default.}
+;; @r{Make Gnus into an offline newsreader.}
+;; (gnus-agentize) ; @r{The obsolete setting.}
+;; (setq gnus-agent t) ; @r{Now the default.}
 @end lisp
 
 That should be it, basically.  Put that in your @file{~/.gnus.el} file,

diff --git a/man/programs.texi b/man/programs.texi
index 139aa047424f5a84b814ebc5d6c6fc136c354fff..2e189bc1f1323576b7f8b521911348ba1f992bd8 100644 (file)
--- a/man/programs.texi
+++ b/man/programs.texi
@@ -954,10 +954,10 @@ these conventions by indenting a double-semicolon comment using @key{TAB},
 and by not changing the indentation of a triple-semicolon comment at all.
 
 @example
-;; This function is just an example
-;;; Here either two or three semicolons are appropriate.
+;; This function is just an example.
+;; Here either two or three semicolons are appropriate.
 (defun foo (x)
-;;; And now, the first part of the function:
+;;;  And now, the first part of the function:
   ;; The following line adds one.
   (1+ x))           ; This line adds one.
 @end example

diff --git a/man/viper.texi b/man/viper.texi
index b1206c42c85cee8c47ec3eb1973fc41a19db8d3d..aadb8f9aed7a9e0df2a37e4a97e0b327e99e0d1e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/viper.texi
+++ b/man/viper.texi
@@ -2558,9 +2558,9 @@ Viper provides some support for multi-file documents and programs.
 If a document consists of several files we can designate one of them as a
 master and put the following at the end of that file:
 @lisp
-;;; Local Variables:
-;;; eval: (viper-setup-master-buffer "file1" "file2" "file3" "file4")
-;;; End:
+;; Local Variables:
+;; eval: (viper-setup-master-buffer "file1" "file2" "file3" "file4")
+;; End:
 @end lisp
 @noindent
 where @code{file1} to @code{file4} are names of files related to the master
@@ -2578,7 +2578,7 @@ These commands are akin to @kbd{:n} and @kbd{:N}, but they allow the user to
 focus on relevant files only.
 
 Note that only the master file needs to have the aforementioned block of
-commands.  Also, ";;;" above can be replaced by some other
+commands.  Also, ";;" above can be replaced by some other
 markers.  Semicolon is good for Lisp programs, since it is considered a
 comment designator there.  For LaTeX, this could be "%%%", and for C the
 above block should be commented out.