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-rw-r--r--doc/misc/cc-mode.texi2
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/cl.texi2
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/eshell.texi6
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/flymake.texi4
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/gnus.texi14
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/newsticker.texi2
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/rcirc.texi4
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/transient.texi2
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/url.texi2
9 files changed, 19 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/doc/misc/cc-mode.texi b/doc/misc/cc-mode.texi
index ab41737794c..bade04fb95c 100644
--- a/doc/misc/cc-mode.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/cc-mode.texi
@@ -2191,7 +2191,7 @@ foo& bar
@defvar c-asymmetry-fontification-flag
@vindex asymmetry-fontification-flag @r{(c-)}
-When @code{c-asymmetry-fontification-flag} is non-nil (which it is by
+When @code{c-asymmetry-fontification-flag} is non-@code{nil} (which it is by
default), code like the above, with white space either before or after
the operator, but not both, is fontified as a declaration. When the
variable is nil, such a construct gets the default face.
diff --git a/doc/misc/cl.texi b/doc/misc/cl.texi
index a6747b1096a..e4b344f2674 100644
--- a/doc/misc/cl.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/cl.texi
@@ -4051,7 +4051,7 @@ following keywords can be used:
@table @code
@item :read-only
-A non-nil value means the slot should not be @code{setf}-able;
+A non-@code{nil} value means the slot should not be @code{setf}-able;
the slot's value is determined when the object is created and does
not change afterward.
diff --git a/doc/misc/eshell.texi b/doc/misc/eshell.texi
index 2945c05e85d..ff368c9dc41 100644
--- a/doc/misc/eshell.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/eshell.texi
@@ -800,12 +800,12 @@ command-line switch:
@table @var
@item short
-This element, if non-nil, should be a character to be used as a short
+This element, if non-@code{nil}, should be a character to be used as a short
switch, like @code{-@var{short}}. At least one of this element and
-@var{long} must be non-nil.
+@var{long} must be non-@code{nil}.
@item long
-This element, if non-nil, should be a string to be used as a long
+This element, if non-@code{nil}, should be a string to be used as a long
switch, like @code{--@var{long}}.
@item value
diff --git a/doc/misc/flymake.texi b/doc/misc/flymake.texi
index 7406557623f..da1695099a2 100644
--- a/doc/misc/flymake.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/flymake.texi
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ been reported.
Which fringe (if any) should show the warning/error bitmaps.
@item flymake-wrap-around
-If non-nil, moving to errors with @code{flymake-goto-next-error} and
+If non-@code{nil}, moving to errors with @code{flymake-goto-next-error} and
@code{flymake-goto-prev-error} wraps around buffer boundaries.
@end vtable
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ line-idx col-idx err-text-idx)}. @xref{Parsing the output}.
@item flymake-proc-diagnostic-type-pred
A function to classify a diagnostic text as particular type of error.
Should be a function taking an error text and returning a diagnostic
-symbol (@pxref{Flymake error types}). If non-nil is returned but
+symbol (@pxref{Flymake error types}). If non-@code{nil} is returned but
there is no such symbol in that table, a warning is assumed. If nil
is returned, an error is assumed. Can also be a regular expression
that should match only warnings. This variable replaces the old
diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
index ec728c09adf..7bcf3342977 100644
--- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
@@ -10497,7 +10497,7 @@ normally, but it'll make this command work a whole lot faster. Of
course, it'll make group entry somewhat slow.
@vindex gnus-refer-thread-use-search
-If @code{gnus-refer-thread-use-search} is non-nil then those backends
+If @code{gnus-refer-thread-use-search} is non-@code{nil} then those backends
that know how to find threads directly will search not just in the
current group but all groups on the same server.
@@ -10515,7 +10515,7 @@ is true and the initial referral starts from a summary buffer for a
non-virtual group this may not be possible. In this case a new
summary buffer is created holding a virtual group with the result of
the thread search.) If @code{gnus-refer-thread-limit-to-thread} is
-non-nil then the summary buffer will be limited to articles in the
+non-@code{nil} then the summary buffer will be limited to articles in the
thread.
@item M-^ (Summary)
@@ -21569,7 +21569,7 @@ Search Groups}).
Search queries can be specified one of two ways: either using the
syntax of the engine responsible for the group you're searching, or
using Gnus' generalized search syntax. Set the option
-@code{gnus-search-use-parsed-queries} to a non-nil value to used the
+@code{gnus-search-use-parsed-queries} to a non-@code{nil} value to used the
generalized syntax. The advantage of this syntax is that, if you have
multiple backends indexed by different engines, you don't need to
remember which one you're searching---it's also possible to issue the
@@ -26329,7 +26329,7 @@ size, it will reject insertion of new entries.
@end defvar
@defvar gnus-registry-register-all
-If this option is non-nil, the registry will register all messages, as
+If this option is non-@code{nil}, the registry will register all messages, as
you see them. This is important to making split-to-parent and
Message-ID references work correctly, as the registry needs to know
where all messages are, but it can slow down group opening and the
@@ -26429,7 +26429,7 @@ have to put a rule like this:
in your fancy split setup.
-If @code{gnus-registry-register-all} is non-nil (the default), the
+If @code{gnus-registry-register-all} is non-@code{nil} (the default), the
registry will perform splitting for all messages. If it is nil,
splitting will only happen for children of messages you've explicitly
registered.
@@ -26508,7 +26508,7 @@ Store @code{value} under @code{key} for message @code{id}.
@defun gnus-registry-get-id-key (id key)
Get the data under @code{key} for message @code{id}. If the option
-@code{gnus-registry-register-all} is non-nil, this function will also
+@code{gnus-registry-register-all} is non-@code{nil}, this function will also
create an entry for @code{id} if one doesn't exist.
@end defun
@@ -26633,7 +26633,7 @@ connections after the system resumes. On systems compiled with D-Bus
support (check the value of @code{(featurep 'dbusbind)}), Gnus can
register a D-Bus signal to automatically close all server connections
before the system goes to sleep. To enable this, set
-@code{gnus-dbus-close-on-sleep} to a non-nil value.
+@code{gnus-dbus-close-on-sleep} to a non-@code{nil} value.
For more information about D-Bus and Emacs, @pxref{Top,,, dbus, D-Bus integration in Emacs}.
diff --git a/doc/misc/newsticker.texi b/doc/misc/newsticker.texi
index 92dba55c016..fec571d9233 100644
--- a/doc/misc/newsticker.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/newsticker.texi
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ is fetched for the very first time.
@vindex newsticker-obsolete-item-max-age
@item newsticker-keep-obsolete-items
Obsolete headlines are removed immediately unless
-@code{newsticker-keep-obsolete-items} is non-nil in which case they
+@code{newsticker-keep-obsolete-items} is non-@code{nil} in which case they
are kept until @code{newsticker-obsolete-item-max-age} is reached.
@vindex newsticker-automatically-mark-items-as-old
diff --git a/doc/misc/rcirc.texi b/doc/misc/rcirc.texi
index 307fe55a63f..84933a9ca72 100644
--- a/doc/misc/rcirc.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/rcirc.texi
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ Use @kbd{C-c C-@key{SPC}} to switch to these buffers.
@vindex rcirc-track-ignore-server-buffer-flag
If the user wishes to ignore events in the server buffer, set
-@code{rcirc-track-ignore-server-buffer-flag} to a non-nil value.
+@code{rcirc-track-ignore-server-buffer-flag} to a non-@code{nil} value.
@node Reference
@chapter Reference
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ buffers.
@cindex rcirc-track-abbrevate-flag
By default the channel names are abbreviated, set
-@code{rcirc-track-abbrevate-flag} to a non-nil value. This might be
+@code{rcirc-track-abbrevate-flag} to a non-@code{nil} value. This might be
interesting if the IRC activities are not tracked in the mode line,
but somewhere else.
diff --git a/doc/misc/transient.texi b/doc/misc/transient.texi
index 24c3090ef7a..a6745131d88 100644
--- a/doc/misc/transient.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/transient.texi
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ that multiple suffix commands can be bound to the same key, provided
they are never active at the same time, see @ref{Predicate Slots}.
Unfortunately both false-positives and false-negatives are possible.
-To deal with the former use non-nil @var{KEEP-OTHER@.} To deal with the
+To deal with the former use non-@code{nil} @var{KEEP-OTHER@.} To deal with the
latter remove the conflicting binding explicitly.
@end defun
diff --git a/doc/misc/url.texi b/doc/misc/url.texi
index 546639b0172..420a2b56c52 100644
--- a/doc/misc/url.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/url.texi
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ argument is @code{nil}, the allowed characters are those specified as
@dfn{unreserved characters} by RFC 3986 (see the variable
@code{url-unreserved-chars}). Otherwise, @var{allowed-chars} should
be either a list of allowed chars, or a vector whose Nth element is
-non-nil if character N is allowed.
+non-@code{nil} if character N is allowed.
@end defun
@defun url-unhex-string string &optional allow-newlines