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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/cl-macs.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/cl-macs.el
index e7f82ced488..971f4f926bd 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/cl-macs.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/cl-macs.el
@@ -761,13 +761,15 @@ The result of the body appears to the compiler as a quoted constant."
;;;###autoload
(defmacro cl-case (expr &rest clauses)
"Eval EXPR and choose among clauses on that value.
-Each clause looks like (KEYLIST BODY...). EXPR is evaluated and compared
-against each key in each KEYLIST; the corresponding BODY is evaluated.
-If no clause succeeds, cl-case returns nil. A single atom may be used in
-place of a KEYLIST of one atom. A KEYLIST of t or `otherwise' is
-allowed only in the final clause, and matches if no other keys match.
-Key values are compared by `eql'.
-\n(fn EXPR (KEYLIST BODY...)...)"
+Each clause looks like (KEYLIST BODY...). EXPR is evaluated and
+compared against each key in each KEYLIST; the corresponding BODY
+is evaluated. If no clause succeeds, cl-case returns nil. A
+single non-nil atom may be used in place of a KEYLIST of one
+atom. A KEYLIST of t or `otherwise' is allowed only in the final
+clause, and matches if no other keys match. Key values are
+compared by `eql'.
+
+\(fn EXPR (KEYLIST BODY...)...)"
(declare (indent 1) (debug (form &rest (sexp body))))
(macroexp-let2 macroexp-copyable-p temp expr
(let* ((head-list nil))