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-@setfilename ../../info/minibuf
@node Minibuffers, Command Loop, Read and Print, Top
@chapter Minibuffers
@cindex arguments, reading
@defun read-variable prompt &optional default
@anchor{Definition of read-variable}
-This function reads the name of a user variable and returns it as a
-symbol. Its arguments have the same form as those of @code{read-command}.
-In general, this function is similar to @code{read-command}, but uses
-the predicate @code{user-variable-p} instead of @code{commandp}.
+This function reads the name of a customizable variable and returns it
+as a symbol. Its arguments have the same form as those of
+@code{read-command}. It behaves just like @code{read-command}, except
+that it uses the predicate @code{custom-variable-p} instead of
+@code{commandp}.
@end defun
@deffn Command read-color &optional prompt convert allow-empty display