1 files changed, 14 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ldefs-boot.el b/lisp/ldefs-boot.el
index 5ac7c4a877b..165e1f13b69 100644
--- a/lisp/ldefs-boot.el
+++ b/lisp/ldefs-boot.el
@@ -19407,18 +19407,21 @@ use \\[kmacro-name-last-macro].
 Record subsequent keyboard input, defining a keyboard macro.
 The commands are recorded even as they are executed.
 
-Sets the `kmacro-counter' to ARG (or 0 if no prefix arg) before defining the
-macro.
+Initializes the macro's `kmacro-counter' to ARG (or 0 if no prefix arg)
+before defining the macro.
 
 With \\[universal-argument], appends to current keyboard macro (keeping
 the current value of `kmacro-counter').
 
-When defining/executing macro, inserts macro counter and increments
-the counter with ARG or 1 if missing.  With \\[universal-argument],
-inserts previous `kmacro-counter' (but do not modify counter).
+When used during defining/executing a macro, inserts the current value
+of `kmacro-counter' and increments the counter value by ARG (or by 1 if no
+prefix argument).  With just \\[universal-argument], inserts the current value
+of `kmacro-counter', but does not modify the counter; this is the
+same as incrementing the counter by zero.
 
-The macro counter can be modified via \\[kmacro-set-counter] and \\[kmacro-add-counter].
-The format of the counter can be modified via \\[kmacro-set-format].
+The macro counter can be set directly via \\[kmacro-set-counter] and \\[kmacro-add-counter].
+The format of the inserted value of the counter can be controlled
+via \\[kmacro-set-format].
 
 \(fn ARG)" t nil)
 
@@ -38667,20 +38670,10 @@ Zone out, completely.
 ;;;;;;  "eshell/em-term.el" "eshell/em-tramp.el" "eshell/em-unix.el"
 ;;;;;;  "eshell/em-xtra.el" "facemenu.el" "faces.el" "files.el" "font-core.el"
 ;;;;;;  "font-lock.el" "format.el" "frame.el" "help.el" "hfy-cmap.el"
-;;;;;;  "ibuf-ext.el" "indent.el" "international/characters.el" "international/charprop.el"
-;;;;;;  "international/charscript.el" "international/cp51932.el"
-;;;;;;  "international/eucjp-ms.el" "international/mule-cmds.el"
-;;;;;;  "international/mule-conf.el" "international/mule.el" "international/uni-bidi.el"
-;;;;;;  "international/uni-brackets.el" "international/uni-category.el"
-;;;;;;  "international/uni-combining.el" "international/uni-comment.el"
-;;;;;;  "international/uni-decimal.el" "international/uni-decomposition.el"
-;;;;;;  "international/uni-digit.el" "international/uni-lowercase.el"
-;;;;;;  "international/uni-mirrored.el" "international/uni-name.el"
-;;;;;;  "international/uni-numeric.el" "international/uni-old-name.el"
-;;;;;;  "international/uni-special-lowercase.el" "international/uni-special-titlecase.el"
-;;;;;;  "international/uni-special-uppercase.el" "international/uni-titlecase.el"
-;;;;;;  "international/uni-uppercase.el" "isearch.el" "jit-lock.el"
-;;;;;;  "jka-cmpr-hook.el" "language/burmese.el" "language/cham.el"
+;;;;;;  "ibuf-ext.el" "indent.el" "international/characters.el" "international/charscript.el"
+;;;;;;  "international/cp51932.el" "international/eucjp-ms.el" "international/mule-cmds.el"
+;;;;;;  "international/mule-conf.el" "international/mule.el" "isearch.el"
+;;;;;;  "jit-lock.el" "jka-cmpr-hook.el" "language/burmese.el" "language/cham.el"
 ;;;;;;  "language/chinese.el" "language/cyrillic.el" "language/czech.el"
 ;;;;;;  "language/english.el" "language/ethiopic.el" "language/european.el"
 ;;;;;;  "language/georgian.el" "language/greek.el" "language/hebrew.el"