From 7cb4236238184a248f1ff7918f321602463ff62b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Richard M. Stallman" <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:08:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] (set-mark-command): Doc fix.

---
 lisp/simple.el | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 73a28072a7..54ff135442 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -3196,6 +3196,9 @@ With a double \\[universal-argument] prefix argument, e.g. \\[universal-argument
 \\[universal-argument] \\[set-mark-command], unconditionally
 set mark where point is.
 
+Setting the mark also sets the \"region\", which is the closest
+equivalent in Emacs to what some editors call the \"selection\".
+
 Novice Emacs Lisp programmers often try to use the mark for the wrong
 purposes.  See the documentation of `set-mark' for more information."
   (interactive "P")
-- 
2.20.1