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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/keyboard.h b/src/keyboard.h
index e3c30fd0f54..93d4d7bd0f3 100644
--- a/src/keyboard.h
+++ b/src/keyboard.h
@@ -66,7 +66,17 @@ struct kboard
   {
     KBOARD *next_kboard;
 
-    /* The state of a prefix arg.  */
+    /* The state of a prefix arg.
+       After pressing C-u COUNT times, prefix_factor is 4^COUNT
+       and prefix_value is nil.
+       After C-u NUM, prefix_factor is nil and prefix_value is abs(NUM).
+       (prefix_factor and prefix_value are never both non-nil.)
+       prefix_sign is always either +1 or -1; a value of -1 means that
+       the actual numeric argument is the negative of what's in prefix_value,
+       or just `-' if prefix_value is nil.
+       The boolean prefix_partial means that the user is in the process
+       of building a prefix argument, so that a minus or digit key at
+       this point is handled specially.  */
     Lisp_Object prefix_factor, prefix_value;
     int prefix_sign, prefix_partial;