# HG changeset patch
# User Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>
# Date 766822423 0
# Node ID ef1b2bd0b19e09b2f96664434ab9f49a7b4b3241
# Parent  3086be8e768327f86df5af49f7705b5dad959430
(init-file-user): Doc fix.

diff -r 3086be8e7683 -r ef1b2bd0b19e lisp/startup.el
--- a/lisp/startup.el	Wed Apr 20 06:12:03 1994 +0000
+++ b/lisp/startup.el	Wed Apr 20 06:13:43 1994 +0000
@@ -119,12 +119,13 @@
 
 (defvar init-file-user nil
   "Identity of user whose `.emacs' file is or was read.
-The value may be the null string or a string containing a user's name.
-If the value is a null string, it means that the init file was taken from
-the user that originally logged in.
+The value is nil if no init file is being used; otherwise, it may be either
+the null string, meaning that the init file was taken from the user that
+originally logged in, or it may be a string containing a user's name.
 
-In all cases, `(concat \"~\" init-file-user \"/\")' evaluates to the
-directory name of the directory where the `.emacs' file was looked for.")
+In either of the latter cases, `(concat \"~\" init-file-user \"/\")'
+evaluates to the name of the directory where the `.emacs' file was
+looked for.")
 
 (defvar site-run-file "site-start"
   "File containing site-wide run-time initializations.