# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1105646038 0
# Node ID 72a78ee72ab968c68d43181bbc913b25065b94b0
# Parent  031c9a79c55a3a2e037a5c0197284ddb6f4b40ab
(Commands): Clarification.

diff -r 031c9a79c55a -r 72a78ee72ab9 man/commands.texi
--- a/man/commands.texi	Thu Jan 13 19:49:53 2005 +0000
+++ b/man/commands.texi	Thu Jan 13 19:53:58 2005 +0000
@@ -222,13 +222,15 @@
 forward by words instead.  Rebinding keys is a common method of
 customization.@refill
 
-  In the rest of this manual, we usually ignore this subtlety to keep
-things simple.  To give the information needed for customization, we
-state the name of the command which really does the work in parentheses
+  In the rest of this manual, we usually ignore this distinction to
+keep things simple.  We will often speak of keys like @kbd{C-n} as
+commands, even though strictly speaking a key is bound to some
+command.  To give the information needed for customization, we state
+the name of the command which really does the work in parentheses
 after mentioning the key that runs it.  For example, we will say that
 ``The command @kbd{C-n} (@code{next-line}) moves point vertically
-down,'' meaning that @code{next-line} is a command that moves vertically
-down, and @kbd{C-n} is a key that is normally bound to it.
+down,'' meaning that @code{next-line} is a command that moves
+vertically down, and @kbd{C-n} is a key that is normally bound to it.
 
   While we are on the subject of information for customization only,
 it's a good time to tell you about @dfn{variables}.  Often the