# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 862469249 0
# Node ID beaac591604a348a0bf648d848ac675a26972700
# Parent  1b2afa6391ca379e8cbd784151a5011da03faffc
(make-syntax-table): Doc fix.

diff -r 1b2afa6391ca -r beaac591604a lisp/subr.el
--- a/lisp/subr.el	Thu May 01 02:06:32 1997 +0000
+++ b/lisp/subr.el	Thu May 01 06:47:29 1997 +0000
@@ -887,8 +887,10 @@
 
 (defun make-syntax-table (&optional oldtable)
   "Return a new syntax table.
-It inherits all letters and control characters from the standard
-syntax table; other characters are copied from the standard syntax table."
+If OLDTABLE is non-nil, copy OLDTABLE.
+Otherwise, create a syntax table which inherits
+all letters and control characters from the standard syntax table;
+other characters are copied from the standard syntax table."
   (if oldtable
       (copy-syntax-table oldtable)
     (let ((table (copy-syntax-table))