Document that =, <, <=, >, >= now accept one or many arguments.

* doc/lispref/numbers.texi (numbers): Document that =, <, <=, >, >= now accept
one or many arguments.

3 files changed, 20 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index be050b7141e..15730515301 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2013-12-20  Tassilo Horn  <tsdh@gnu.org>
 
+        * numbers.texi (numbers): Document that =, <, <=, >, >= now accept
+        one or many arguments.
+
         * display.texi: Document `messages-buffer'.
 
         * os.texi: Document `initial-buffer-choice' changes.
diff --git a/doc/lispref/numbers.texi b/doc/lispref/numbers.texi
index 2b6f31b670b..1f08d31a4b1 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/numbers.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/numbers.texi
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ can have just one integer object for any given value because it has a
 limited range of integer values.
 @end quotation
 
-@defun = number-or-marker1 number-or-marker2
-This function tests whether its arguments are numerically equal, and
-returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil} otherwise.
+@defun = number-or-marker &rest number-or-markers
+This function tests whether all its arguments are numerically equal,
+and returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil} otherwise.
 @end defun
 
 @defun eql value1 value2
@@ -371,26 +371,27 @@ This function tests whether its arguments are numerically equal, and
 returns @code{t} if they are not, and @code{nil} if they are.
 @end defun
 
-@defun <  number-or-marker1 number-or-marker2
-This function tests whether its first argument is strictly less than
-its second argument.  It returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil} otherwise.
+@defun <  number-or-marker &rest number-or-markers
+This function tests whether every argument is strictly less than the
+respective next argument.  It returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil}
+otherwise.
 @end defun
 
-@defun <=  number-or-marker1 number-or-marker2
-This function tests whether its first argument is less than or equal
-to its second argument.  It returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil}
+@defun <= number-or-marker &rest number-or-markers
+This function tests whether every argument is less than or equal to
+the respective next argument.  It returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil}
 otherwise.
 @end defun
 
-@defun >  number-or-marker1 number-or-marker2
-This function tests whether its first argument is strictly greater
-than its second argument.  It returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil}
+@defun > number-or-marker &rest number-or-markers
+This function tests whether every argument is strictly greater than
+the respective next argument.  It returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil}
 otherwise.
 @end defun
 
-@defun >=  number-or-marker1 number-or-marker2
-This function tests whether its first argument is greater than or
-equal to its second argument.  It returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil}
+@defun >= number-or-marker &rest number-or-markers
+This function tests whether every argument is greater than or equal to
+the respective next argument.  It returns @code{t} if so, @code{nil}
 otherwise.
 @end defun
 
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 1e44a020856..57516bfafb4 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@ frame.
 *** `bool-vector-count-consecutive'
 *** `bool-vector-count-population'
 
++++
 ** Comparison functions =, <, >, <=, >= now take many arguments.
 
 ** The second argument of `eval' can now be a lexical-environment.