Re: Docstring for define-key

[Kevin Rodgers]

Kai Großjohann wrote:

> When reading this, one could think that executing the same define-key
> statement multiple times makes the KEYMAP grow.  However, this is not
> the case.  Glancing at the code, I see that it seems to alter the old
> binding, if one is already present.  So one possibility to change it
> is like this:
>
>     If KEYMAP is a sparse keymap with a binding for KEY, the existing
>     binding is altered.  If there is no binding for KEY, the new pair
>     binding KEY to DEF is added at the front of KEYMAP.
>
> The wording is not very good, I think.

I think it's fine.  My only suggestion is to replace "altered" with "modified"

or "destructively modified".

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