1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/programs.texi b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
index 8cc2f713c4b..4b2a96c9b24 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/programs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
@@ -814,7 +814,8 @@ as in @samp{[x)}---a warning message is displayed in the echo area.
 @item
 @code{blink-matching-paren} turns the feature on or off: @code{nil}
 disables it, but the default is @code{t} to enable it.  Set it to
-@code{jump} to make indication work through cursor movement.
+@code{jump} to make indication work by momentarily moving the cursor
+to the matching opening delimiter.
 
 @item
 @code{blink-matching-delay} says how many seconds to keep indicating