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diff --git a/doc/lispref/strings.texi b/doc/lispref/strings.texi index 026ba749cbd..f68199e9f98 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/strings.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/strings.texi @@ -1015,11 +1015,11 @@ numbered or unnumbered format specifications but not both, except that After the @samp{%} and any field number, you can put certain @dfn{flag characters}. - The flag @samp{+} inserts a plus sign before a positive number, so + The flag @samp{+} inserts a plus sign before a nonnegative number, so that it always has a sign. A space character as flag inserts a space -before a positive number. (Otherwise, positive numbers start with the -first digit.) These flags are useful for ensuring that positive -numbers and negative numbers use the same number of columns. They are +before a nonnegative number. (Otherwise, nonnegative numbers start with the +first digit.) These flags are useful for ensuring that nonnegative +and negative numbers use the same number of columns. They are ignored except for @samp{%d}, @samp{%e}, @samp{%f}, @samp{%g}, and if both flags are used, @samp{+} takes precedence. |