diff --git a/lisp/abbrev.el b/lisp/abbrev.el index 171240b6403..de971eb2bd5 100644 --- a/lisp/abbrev.el +++ b/lisp/abbrev.el @@ -149,12 +149,18 @@ Otherwise display all abbrevs." Selects a buffer containing a list of abbrev definitions with point located in the abbrev table for the current buffer, and turns on `edit-abbrevs-mode' in that buffer. -You can edit them and type \\\\[edit-abbrevs-redefine] to redefine abbrevs + +You can edit them and type \\\\[edit-abbrevs-redefine] \ +to redefine abbrevs according to your editing. + The abbrevs editing buffer contains a header line for each abbrev table, which is the abbrev table name in parentheses. + This is followed by one line per abbrev in that table: -NAME USECOUNT EXPANSION HOOK + + NAME USECOUNT EXPANSION HOOK + where NAME and EXPANSION are strings with quotes, USECOUNT is an integer, and HOOK is any valid function or may be omitted (it is usually omitted)."