GNU bug report logs - #60103
28.2; Doc string of `previous-history-element'

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 21:06:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 28.2

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 60103 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#60103: 28.2; Doc string of `previous-history-element'
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:33:10 +0200

> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 21:05:31 +0000
> 
> The doc string says this:
> 
>   Puts previous element of the minibuffer history in the minibuffer.
>   With argument N, it uses the Nth previous element.
> 
> That second line makes it sound like arg N is optional.  It's not -
> there is no _without_ argument N.

What do you mean by "no _without_"?  This command is bound to M-p in
the minibuffer, and I can definitely invoke it as "just" M-n,
_without_ any prefix argument.
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