* lisp/simple.el (shell-command, shell-command-on-region): Fix doc strings

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index ba026aff77..4d35d7c27e 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -3235,11 +3235,11 @@ Noninteractive callers can specify coding systems by binding
 
 The optional second argument OUTPUT-BUFFER, if non-nil,
 says to put the output in some other buffer.
-If OUTPUT-BUFFER is a buffer or buffer name, put the output there.
-If OUTPUT-BUFFER is not a buffer and not nil,
-insert output in current buffer.  (This cannot be done asynchronously.)
-In either case, the buffer is first erased, and the output is
-inserted after point (leaving mark after it).
+If OUTPUT-BUFFER is a buffer or buffer name, erase that buffer
+and insert the output there.
+If OUTPUT-BUFFER is not a buffer and not nil, insert the output
+in current buffer after point leaving mark after it.
+(This cannot be done asynchronously).
 
 If the command terminates without error, but generates output,
 and you did not specify \"insert it in the current buffer\",
@@ -3504,10 +3504,10 @@ Command Output*' is deleted.
 
 Optional fourth arg OUTPUT-BUFFER specifies where to put the
 command's output.  If the value is a buffer or buffer name,
-put the output there.  If the value is nil, use the buffer
-`*Shell Command Output*'.  Any other value, excluding nil,
-means to insert the output in the current buffer.  In either case,
-the output is inserted after point (leaving mark after it).
+erase that buffer and insert the output there.
+If the value is nil, use the buffer `*Shell Command Output*'.
+Any other non-nil value means to insert the output in the
+current buffer after START.
 
 Optional fifth arg REPLACE, if non-nil, means to insert the
 output in place of text from START to END, putting point and mark