(eval-defun): Doc fix.

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el
index 98f53a2cd29b06e6c7e27511981c68b7f716f752..c9761d3a9f23ff1c3495dd801ba12c98be234f26 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el
@@ -346,7 +346,13 @@ With argument, print output into current buffer."
 
 (defun eval-defun (eval-defun-arg-internal)
   "Evaluate defun that point is in or before.
-Print value in minibuffer.
+The value is displayed in the minibuffer.
+If the current defun is actually a call to `defvar',
+then reset the variable using the initial value expression
+even if the variable already has some other value.
+\(Normally `defvar' does not change the variable's value
+if it already has a value.\)
+
 With argument, insert value in current buffer after the defun.
 Return the result of evaluation."
   (interactive "P")