* simple.el (shell-command): Doc fix (Bug#4891).

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index f8e2bb0a1dd..d9d59eebc08 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2009-11-14  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
+        * simple.el (shell-command): Doc fix (Bug#4891).
+
         * help-mode.el (help-make-xrefs): Revert 2009-11-13 change.
 
 2009-11-14  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 180c8ef6f5d..2d01542355e 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -2110,7 +2110,8 @@ says to put the output in some other buffer.
 If OUTPUT-BUFFER is a buffer or buffer name, put the output there.
 If OUTPUT-BUFFER is not a buffer and not nil,
 insert output in current buffer.  (This cannot be done asynchronously.)
-In either case, the output is inserted after point (leaving mark after it).
+In either case, the buffer is first erased, and the output is
+inserted after point (leaving mark after it).
 
 If the command terminates without error, but generates output,
 and you did not specify \"insert it in the current buffer\",