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index 0cbec53fe66..b92967da112 100644
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+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -1166,7 +1166,10 @@ to get different commands to edit and resubmit."
(defvar minibuffer-history nil
"Default minibuffer history list.
This is used for all minibuffer input
-except when an alternate history list is specified.")
+except when an alternate history list is specified.
+
+Maximum length of the history list is determined by the value
+of `history-length', which see.")
(defvar minibuffer-history-sexp-flag nil
"Control whether history list elements are expressions or strings.
If the value of this variable equals current minibuffer depth,
@@ -1901,7 +1904,10 @@ You can disable the popping up of this buffer by adding the entry
t))
(defvar shell-command-history nil
- "History list for some commands that read shell commands.")
+ "History list for some commands that read shell commands.
+
+Maximum length of the history list is determined by the value
+of `history-length', which see.")
(defvar shell-command-switch "-c"
"Switch used to have the shell execute its command line argument.")
@@ -5015,7 +5021,10 @@ Each action has the form (FUNCTION . ARGS)."
'switch-to-buffer-other-frame yank-action send-actions))
(defvar set-variable-value-history nil
- "History of values entered with `set-variable'.")
+ "History of values entered with `set-variable'.
+
+Maximum length of the history list is determined by the value
+of `history-length', which see.")
(defun set-variable (variable value &optional make-local)
"Set VARIABLE to VALUE. VALUE is a Lisp object.