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From: worley@compass.com (Dale Worley)
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Subject: Error in documentation of variable "command-switch-alist" in 18.53
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Date: 18 Jan 90 16:26:57 GMT
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The documentation reads:

    command-switch-alist's value is nil

    Documentation:
    Alist of command-line switches.
    Elements look like (SWITCH-STRING . HANDLER-FUNCTION).
    HANDLER-FUNCTION receives switch name as sole arg;
    remaining command-line args are in the variable `args'.

However, the variable referred to at the end should be
"command-line-args-left", as can be seen from the code of function
command-line-1, lines 196-201 in file startup.el.

Dale Worley		Compass, Inc.			worley@compass.com
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