(Editing Abbrevs): Mention system abbrevs.

diff --git a/man/abbrevs.texi b/man/abbrevs.texi
index 0283b332976e09f4d1a52d60468ce713b787a36e..34d8db820654610930d4e5b9b07d0b593137e88e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/abbrevs.texi
+++ b/man/abbrevs.texi
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ keeps track of this to help you see which abbrevs you actually use, so
 that you can eliminate those that you don't use often.  The string at
 the end of the line is the expansion.
 
+  Some abbrevs are marked with ``(sys)''. These ``system'' abbrevs
+(@pxref{Abbrevs,,, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}) are
+pre-defined by various modes, and are not saved to your abbrev file.
+
 @findex edit-abbrevs
 @kindex C-c C-c @r{(Edit Abbrevs)}
   @kbd{M-x edit-abbrevs} allows you to add, change or kill abbrev