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Docu of prefix-numeric-value

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From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, 24369 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#24369: Docu of prefix-numeric-value
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 19:44:28 +0200

On 05.09.2016 17:57, Drew Adams wrote:
>> See recent question at
>> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2016-09/msg00018.html
>>
>> Please add some explanation WRT treatment of the nil-argument.
>> Also WRT C-u
> What "treatment" are you asking to be explained?
> Just what do you think is missing?

Elisp Info 20.2.2 Code Characters for ‘interactive’
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p’
     The numeric prefix argument

User will expect the argument received by function being consistent with 
input, i.e. M-x 2 foo... sends 2, M-x 1 foo ... sends 1. From there 
omitting an argument will be expected to send nothing - which isn't the 
case.

Likewise with uppecase P.

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