# HG changeset patch
# User Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
# Date 1166338086 0
# Node ID 547f305046590a38ec2d2f5ba8b12969bc37e6e9
# Parent  05d94ce3001056099674815d48ec17ba9a8eaacf
(Editing Abbrevs): Mention system abbrevs.

diff -r 05d94ce30010 -r 547f30504659 man/abbrevs.texi
--- a/man/abbrevs.texi	Sun Dec 17 06:47:42 2006 +0000
+++ b/man/abbrevs.texi	Sun Dec 17 06:48:06 2006 +0000
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@
 that you can eliminate those that you don't use often.  The string at
 the end of the line is the expansion.
 
+  Some abbrevs are marked with ``(sys)''. These ``system'' abbrevs
+(@pxref{Abbrevs,,, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}) are
+pre-defined by various modes, and are not saved to your abbrev file.
+
 @findex edit-abbrevs
 @kindex C-c C-c @r{(Edit Abbrevs)}
   @kbd{M-x edit-abbrevs} allows you to add, change or kill abbrev