From: Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:08:28 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (set-mark-command): Doc fix.
X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-22.0.90~3492
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7cb4236238184a248f1ff7918f321602463ff62b;p=emacs.git

(set-mark-command): Doc fix.
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diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 73a28072a78..54ff135442d 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -3196,6 +3196,9 @@ With a double \\[universal-argument] prefix argument, e.g. \\[universal-argument
 \\[universal-argument] \\[set-mark-command], unconditionally
 set mark where point is.
 
+Setting the mark also sets the \"region\", which is the closest
+equivalent in Emacs to what some editors call the \"selection\".
+
 Novice Emacs Lisp programmers often try to use the mark for the wrong
 purposes.  See the documentation of `set-mark' for more information."
   (interactive "P")