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index 3305f5b3add..f292a1759fc 100644
--- a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
+++ b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
@@ -11070,9 +11070,8 @@ The @code{dotimes} macro is similar to @code{dolist}, except that it
loops a specific number of times.
The first argument to @code{dotimes} is assigned the numbers 0, 1, 2
-and so forth each time around the loop, and the value of the third
-argument is returned. You need to provide the value of the second
-argument, which is how many times the macro loops.
+and so forth each time around the loop. You need to provide the value
+of the second argument, which is how many times the macro loops.
@need 1250
For example, the following binds the numbers from 0 up to, but not
@@ -11084,17 +11083,18 @@ three numbers in all, starting with zero as the first number.)
@smallexample
@group
(let (value) ; otherwise a value is a void variable
- (dotimes (number 3 value)
- (setq value (cons number value))))
+ (dotimes (number 3)
+ (setq value (cons number value)))
+ value)
@result{} (2 1 0)
@end group
@end smallexample
@noindent
-@code{dotimes} returns @code{value}, so the way to use
-@code{dotimes} is to operate on some expression @var{number} number of
-times and then return the result, either as a list or an atom.
+The way to use @code{dotimes} is to operate on some expression
+@var{number} number of times and then return the result, either as
+a list or an atom.
@need 1250
Here is an example of a @code{defun} that uses @code{dotimes} to add
@@ -11105,8 +11105,9 @@ up the number of pebbles in a triangle.
(defun triangle-using-dotimes (number-of-rows)
"Using `dotimes', add up the number of pebbles in a triangle."
(let ((total 0)) ; otherwise a total is a void variable
- (dotimes (number number-of-rows total)
- (setq total (+ total (1+ number))))))
+ (dotimes (number number-of-rows)
+ (setq total (+ total (1+ number))))
+ total))
(triangle-using-dotimes 4)
@end group
@@ -15598,7 +15599,7 @@ like this:
(recursive-lengths-list-many-files
(files-in-below-directory "/usr/local/src/emacs/lisp/"))
'<)
- (insert (format "%s" (current-time-string))))
+ (insert (current-time-string)))
@end ignore
@node Counting function definitions
@@ -16798,7 +16799,7 @@ It will look like this:
;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
- '(text-mode-hook (quote (turn-on-auto-fill text-mode-hook-identify))))
+ '(text-mode-hook '(turn-on-auto-fill text-mode-hook-identify)))
@end group
@end smallexample