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@@ -147,12 +147,18 @@ Otherwise display all abbrevs."
Selects a buffer containing a list of abbrev definitions with
point located in the abbrev table for the current buffer, and
turns on `edit-abbrevs-mode' in that buffer.
-You can edit them and type \\<edit-abbrevs-map>\\[edit-abbrevs-redefine] to redefine abbrevs
+
+You can edit them and type \\<edit-abbrevs-mode-map>\\[edit-abbrevs-redefine] \
+to redefine abbrevs
according to your editing.
+
The abbrevs editing buffer contains a header line for each
abbrev table, which is the abbrev table name in parentheses.
+
This is followed by one line per abbrev in that table:
-NAME USECOUNT EXPANSION HOOK
+
+ NAME USECOUNT EXPANSION HOOK
+
where NAME and EXPANSION are strings with quotes,
USECOUNT is an integer, and HOOK is any valid function
or may be omitted (it is usually omitted)."