From 9c99d2061c56f13145980f4bdb8ca9dc4752f516 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 15:54:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] (Other Repeating Search): Describe `how-many' instead of
 `count-matches'.  Say that they work on the active region in Transient Mark
 mode.

---
 man/search.texi | 16 +++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/search.texi b/man/search.texi
index 98c076fd561..ee4f15f7756 100644
--- a/man/search.texi
+++ b/man/search.texi
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ letters and @code{case-fold-search} is non-@code{nil}.
 
 @findex list-matching-lines
 @findex occur
-@findex count-matches
+@findex how-many
 @findex delete-non-matching-lines
 @findex delete-matching-lines
 @findex flush-lines
@@ -1001,16 +1001,18 @@ moves point to the original of the chosen occurrence.
 @item M-x list-matching-lines
 Synonym for @kbd{M-x occur}.
 
-@item M-x count-matches @key{RET} @var{regexp} @key{RET}
-Print the number of matches for @var{regexp} after point.
+@item M-x how-many @key{RET} @var{regexp} @key{RET}
+Print the number of matches for @var{regexp} after point, or in the
+active region in Transient Mark mode.
 
 @item M-x flush-lines @key{RET} @var{regexp} @key{RET}
-Delete each line that follows point and contains a match for
-@var{regexp}.
+Delete each line after point, or in the active region in Transient Mark
+mode, that contains a match for @var{regexp}.
 
 @item M-x keep-lines @key{RET} @var{regexp} @key{RET}
-Delete each line that follows point and @emph{does not} contain a match
-for @var{regexp}.
+Delete each line that follows point, or is in the active region in
+Transient Mark mode, and @emph{does not} contain a match for
+@var{regexp}.
 @end table
 
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