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Ed Mangimelli <ed.mangimelli@gmail.com> writes:

> Lines 2549 and 2550 of lisp/ibuffer.el read:
>
>   `\\[ibuffer-unmark-backward]' - Unmark the buffer at point, and move to the
>           previous line.
>
> After using this function (bound to DEL), it seems like it should read:
>
>   `\\[ibuffer-unmark-backward]' -  Move to the previous line and unmark the
>           buffer at point.

I agree that the current synopsis is incorrect, but I think it shouldn't
mention line movement at all.

Ibuffer mark commands do not always change line (e.g. when point is on a
filter group name), and the docstring of ibuffer-mode does not describe
any other marking commands as moving line, so it would be inaccurate and
inconsistent to do so for ibuffer-unmark-backward.  The synopsis need
only refer to the command's key binding and general purpose; the rest
can be left to its docstring.

So how about the following instead?