Remove * characters from the front of variable docstrings.

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 3f9b2744e9..ca8d1ec5db 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -5231,7 +5231,7 @@ This is the same as (default-value 'ctl-arrow).  */);
 
   DEFVAR_BUFFER_DEFAULTS ("default-enable-multibyte-characters",
 			  enable_multibyte_characters,
-			  doc: /* *Default value of `enable-multibyte-characters' for buffers not overriding it.
+			  doc: /* Default value of `enable-multibyte-characters' for buffers not overriding it.
 This is the same as (default-value 'enable-multibyte-characters).  */);
 
   DEFVAR_BUFFER_DEFAULTS ("default-buffer-file-coding-system",
@@ -5393,7 +5393,7 @@ A string is printed verbatim in the mode line except for %-constructs:
 Decimal digits after the % specify field width to which to pad.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_BUFFER_DEFAULTS ("default-major-mode", major_mode,
-			  doc: /* *Value of `major-mode' for new buffers.  */);
+			  doc: /* Value of `major-mode' for new buffers.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("major-mode", &BVAR (current_buffer, major_mode),
 		     make_number (Lisp_Symbol),
@@ -5424,25 +5424,25 @@ Use the command `abbrev-mode' to change this variable.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("case-fold-search", &BVAR (current_buffer, case_fold_search),
 		     Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Non-nil if searches and matches should ignore case.  */);
+		     doc: /* Non-nil if searches and matches should ignore case.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("fill-column", &BVAR (current_buffer, fill_column),
 		     make_number (LISP_INT_TAG),
-		     doc: /* *Column beyond which automatic line-wrapping should happen.
+		     doc: /* Column beyond which automatic line-wrapping should happen.
 Interactively, you can set the buffer local value using \\[set-fill-column].  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("left-margin", &BVAR (current_buffer, left_margin),
 		     make_number (LISP_INT_TAG),
-		     doc: /* *Column for the default `indent-line-function' to indent to.
+		     doc: /* Column for the default `indent-line-function' to indent to.
 Linefeed indents to this column in Fundamental mode.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("tab-width", &BVAR (current_buffer, tab_width),
 		     make_number (LISP_INT_TAG),
-		     doc: /* *Distance between tab stops (for display of tab characters), in columns.
+		     doc: /* Distance between tab stops (for display of tab characters), in columns.
 This should be an integer greater than zero.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("ctl-arrow", &BVAR (current_buffer, ctl_arrow), Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Non-nil means display control chars with uparrow.
+		     doc: /* Non-nil means display control chars with uparrow.
 A value of nil means use backslash and octal digits.
 This variable does not apply to characters whose display is specified
 in the current display table (if there is one).  */);
@@ -5483,7 +5483,7 @@ This variable is never applied to a way of decoding a file while reading it.  */
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("bidi-paragraph-direction",
 		     &BVAR (current_buffer, bidi_paragraph_direction), Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *If non-nil, forces directionality of text paragraphs in the buffer.
+		     doc: /* If non-nil, forces directionality of text paragraphs in the buffer.
 
 If this is nil (the default), the direction of each paragraph is
 determined by the first strong directional character of its text.
@@ -5494,7 +5494,7 @@ This variable has no effect unless the buffer's value of
 \`bidi-display-reordering' is non-nil.  */);
 
  DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("truncate-lines", &BVAR (current_buffer, truncate_lines), Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Non-nil means do not display continuation lines.
+		     doc: /* Non-nil means do not display continuation lines.
 Instead, give each line of text just one screen line.
 
 Note that this is overridden by the variable
@@ -5504,7 +5504,7 @@ and this buffer is not full-frame width.
 Minibuffers set this variable to nil.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("word-wrap", &BVAR (current_buffer, word_wrap), Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Non-nil means to use word-wrapping for continuation lines.
+		     doc: /* Non-nil means to use word-wrapping for continuation lines.
 When word-wrapping is on, continuation lines are wrapped at the space
 or tab character nearest to the right window edge.
 If nil, continuation lines are wrapped at the right screen edge.
@@ -5625,39 +5625,39 @@ See also the functions `display-table-slot' and `set-display-table-slot'.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("left-margin-width", &BVAR (current_buffer, left_margin_cols),
 		     Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Width of left marginal area for display of a buffer.
+		     doc: /* Width of left marginal area for display of a buffer.
 A value of nil means no marginal area.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("right-margin-width", &BVAR (current_buffer, right_margin_cols),
 		     Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Width of right marginal area for display of a buffer.
+		     doc: /* Width of right marginal area for display of a buffer.
 A value of nil means no marginal area.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("left-fringe-width", &BVAR (current_buffer, left_fringe_width),
 		     Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Width of this buffer's left fringe (in pixels).
+		     doc: /* Width of this buffer's left fringe (in pixels).
 A value of 0 means no left fringe is shown in this buffer's window.
 A value of nil means to use the left fringe width from the window's frame.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("right-fringe-width", &BVAR (current_buffer, right_fringe_width),
 		     Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Width of this buffer's right fringe (in pixels).
+		     doc: /* Width of this buffer's right fringe (in pixels).
 A value of 0 means no right fringe is shown in this buffer's window.
 A value of nil means to use the right fringe width from the window's frame.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("fringes-outside-margins", &BVAR (current_buffer, fringes_outside_margins),
 		     Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Non-nil means to display fringes outside display margins.
+		     doc: /* Non-nil means to display fringes outside display margins.
 A value of nil means to display fringes between margins and buffer text.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("scroll-bar-width", &BVAR (current_buffer, scroll_bar_width),
 		     Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Width of this buffer's scroll bars in pixels.
+		     doc: /* Width of this buffer's scroll bars in pixels.
 A value of nil means to use the scroll bar width from the window's frame.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("vertical-scroll-bar", &BVAR (current_buffer, vertical_scroll_bar_type),
 		     Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Position of this buffer's vertical scroll bar.
+		     doc: /* Position of this buffer's vertical scroll bar.
 The value takes effect whenever you tell a window to display this buffer;
 for instance, with `set-window-buffer' or when `display-buffer' displays it.
 
@@ -5667,13 +5667,13 @@ A value of t (the default) means do whatever the window's frame specifies.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("indicate-empty-lines",
 		     &BVAR (current_buffer, indicate_empty_lines), Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Visually indicate empty lines after the buffer end.
+		     doc: /* Visually indicate empty lines after the buffer end.
 If non-nil, a bitmap is displayed in the left fringe of a window on
 window-systems.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("indicate-buffer-boundaries",
 		     &BVAR (current_buffer, indicate_buffer_boundaries), Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Visually indicate buffer boundaries and scrolling.
+		     doc: /* Visually indicate buffer boundaries and scrolling.
 If non-nil, the first and last line of the buffer are marked in the fringe
 of a window on window-systems with angle bitmaps, or if the window can be
 scrolled, the top and bottom line of the window are marked with up and down
@@ -5698,7 +5698,7 @@ fringe, but no arrow bitmaps, use ((top .  left) (bottom . left)).  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("fringe-indicator-alist",
 		     &BVAR (current_buffer, fringe_indicator_alist), Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Mapping from logical to physical fringe indicator bitmaps.
+		     doc: /* Mapping from logical to physical fringe indicator bitmaps.
 The value is an alist where each element (INDICATOR . BITMAPS)
 specifies the fringe bitmaps used to display a specific logical
 fringe indicator.
@@ -5717,7 +5717,7 @@ symbol which is used in both left and right fringes.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("fringe-cursor-alist",
 		     &BVAR (current_buffer, fringe_cursor_alist), Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Mapping from logical to physical fringe cursor bitmaps.
+		     doc: /* Mapping from logical to physical fringe cursor bitmaps.
 The value is an alist where each element (CURSOR . BITMAP)
 specifies the fringe bitmaps used to display a specific logical
 cursor type in the fringe.
@@ -5881,7 +5881,7 @@ set when a file is visited.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("buffer-auto-save-file-format",
 		     &BVAR (current_buffer, auto_save_file_format), Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Format in which to write auto-save files.
+		     doc: /* Format in which to write auto-save files.
 Should be a list of symbols naming formats that are defined in `format-alist'.
 If it is t, which is the default, auto-save files are written in the
 same format as a regular save would use.  */);
@@ -5931,7 +5931,7 @@ Lisp programs may give this variable certain special values:
   Vtransient_mark_mode = Qnil;
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("inhibit-read-only", Vinhibit_read_only,
-	       doc: /* *Non-nil means disregard read-only status of buffers or characters.
+	       doc: /* Non-nil means disregard read-only status of buffers or characters.
 If the value is t, disregard `buffer-read-only' and all `read-only'
 text properties.  If the value is a list, disregard `buffer-read-only'
 and disregard a `read-only' text property if the property value
@@ -5966,7 +5966,7 @@ to the default frame line height.  A value of nil means add no extra space.  */)
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("cursor-in-non-selected-windows",
 		     &BVAR (current_buffer, cursor_in_non_selected_windows), Qnil,
-		     doc: /* *Non-nil means show a cursor in non-selected windows.
+		     doc: /* Non-nil means show a cursor in non-selected windows.
 If nil, only shows a cursor in the selected window.
 If t, displays a cursor related to the usual cursor type
 \(a solid box becomes hollow, a bar becomes a narrower bar).