--- ratpoison.texi.orig	2003-01-22 17:40:47.000000000 +1100
+++ ratpoison.texi	2003-01-22 17:44:56.000000000 +1100
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@
 @item defbarborder @var{n}
 Set the border width for the bar window.
 
+When called non-interactively with no arguments, the current setting is
+returned.
+
 @item defbgcolor @var{color}
 Set the background color for all text ratpoison displays. @var{color}
 is any valid X11 color.
@@ -551,6 +554,9 @@
 standard compass 1 and 2 letter abbreviations (i.e. @samp{nw},
 @samp{s}, etc).
 
+When called non-interactively with no arguments, the current setting is
+returned.
+
 @item help
 Display a help screen that lists all bound keystrokes.
 
@@ -664,6 +670,9 @@
 request with a message like @samp{Raise request from window 1
 (emacs)}.
 
+When called non-interactively with no arguments, the current setting is
+returned.
+
 @item select @var{n}
 This jumps you to window @var{n} where @var{n} is the window number as
 shown in the Program Bar. You can do the same trick with
@@ -699,6 +708,9 @@
 Turn on or off the startup_message. This is most useful in your
 .ratpoisonrc file. @var{state} can be @code{on} or @code{off}.
 
+When called non-interactively with no arguments, the current setting is
+returned.
+
 @item time
 Show current time. Disappears after 5 seconds, like all other info bars.
 In the default setup, the @kbd{C-t a} keystroke is bound to this command.