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* objects.texi (Symbol Type):
* text.texi (Near Point):
* help.texi (Help Functions):
* functions.texi (Mapping Functions): Use string instead of
char-to-string in examples.

* nonascii.texi (Converting Representations): Document
byte-to-string.

* strings.texi (Creating Strings): Don't mention semi-obsolete
function char-to-string.
(String Conversion): Shorten discussion of semi-obsolete function
string-to-char.  Link to Converting Representations.

* lib-src/digest-doc.c, lib-src/sorted-doc.c: Remove files.
* lib-src/Makefile.in (UTILITIES): Remove digest-doc and sorted-doc.
(digest-doc${EXEEXT}, sorted-doc${EXEEXT}): Remove rules.
* lib-src/makefile.w32-in (ALL): Remove digest-doc and sorted-doc.
($(BLD)/sorted-doc.exe, $(BLD)/digest-doc.exe, sorted-doc, digest-doc)
($(BLD)/digest-doc.$(O), $(BLD)/sorted-doc.$(O)): Remove rules.
(install): Don't install digest-doc.exe or sorted-doc.exe.

* lisp/help-fns.el (doc-file-to-man, doc-file-to-info): New commands.

* doc/lispref/help.texi (Documentation Basics): Remove mentions of
digest-doc and sorted-doc.

* INSTALL, nt/README, nt/README.W32: Do not mention digest-doc and sorted-doc.

* etc/NEWS: Mention this change.

help-setup-xref to use @defun instead of @deffn.

* backups.texi (Making Backups): backup-directory-alist and
make-backup-file-name-function are options.
(Auto-Saving): auto-save-list-file-prefix is an option.

* buffers.texi (Killing Buffers): buffer-offer-save is an
option.

* display.texi (Refresh Screen): no-redraw-on-reenter is an
option.
(Echo Area Customization): echo-keystrokes is an option.
(Selective Display): selective-display-ellipses is an option.
(Temporary Displays): temp-buffer-show-function is an option.
(Face Attributes): underline-minimum-offset and x-bitmap-file-path
are options.
(Font Selection): face-font-family-alternatives,
face-font-selection-order, face-font-registry-alternatives, and
scalable-fonts-allowed are options.
(Fringe Indicators): indicate-buffer-boundaries is an option.
(Fringe Cursors): overflow-newline-into-fringe is an option.
(Scroll Bars): scroll-bar-mode is an option.

* eval.texi (Eval): max-lisp-eval-depth is an option.

* files.texi (Visiting Functions): find-file-hook is an option.
(Directory Names): directory-abbrev-alist is an option.
(Unique File Names): temporary-file-directory and
small-temporary-file-directory are options.

* frames.texi (Initial Parameters): initial-frame-alist,
minibuffer-frame-alist and default-frame-alist are options.
(Cursor Parameters): blink-cursor-alist and
cursor-in-non-selected-windows ar options.
(Window System Selections): selection-coding-system is an
option.
(Display Feature Testing): display-mm-dimensions-alist is an
option.

* help.texi (Help Functions): help-char and help-event-list are
options.

* keymaps.texi (Functions for Key Lookup): meta-prefix-char is
an option.

* minibuf.texi (Minibuffer History): history-length and
history-delete-duplicates are options.
(High-Level Completion): read-buffer-function and
read-buffer-completion-ignore-case are options.
(Reading File Names): read-file-name-completion-ignore-case is
an option.

* modes.texi (Mode Line Top): mode-line-format is an option.
(Mode Line Variables): mode-line-position and mode-line-modes
are options.

* nonascii.texi (Text Representations):
enable-multibyte-characters is an option.
(Default Coding Systems): auto-coding-regexp-alist,
file-coding-system-alist, auto-coding-alist and
auto-coding-functions are options.
(Specifying Coding Systems): inhibit-eol-conversion is an
option.

* os.texi (Init File): site-run-file is an option.
(System Environment): mail-host-address is an option.
(User Identification): user-mail-address is an option.
(Terminal Output): baud-rate is an option.

* positions.texi (Word Motion): words-include-escapes is an
option.

* searching.texi (Standard Regexps): page-delimiter,
paragraph-separate, paragraph-separate and sentence-end are
options.

* text.texi (Margins): left-margin and fill-nobreak-predicate
are options.

* variables.texi (Local Variables): max-specpdl-size is an
option.

* windows.texi (Choosing Window):
split-window-preferred-function, special-display-function and
display-buffer-function are options.

help-setup-xref and with-help-window.
(Help Functions): Remove print-help-return-message, which is
semi-obsolete due to with-help-window.  Document help-buffer and
help-setup-xref.