3 files changed, 18 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/search.texi b/doc/emacs/search.texi
index d841934c85..b41214df1a 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/search.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/search.texi
@@ -1356,12 +1356,12 @@ Replace every match for @var{regexp} with @var{newstring}.
 it can refer to all or part of what is matched by the @var{regexp}.
 @samp{\&} in @var{newstring} stands for the entire match being
 replaced.  @samp{\@var{d}} in @var{newstring}, where @var{d} is a
-digit, stands for whatever matched the @var{d}th parenthesized
-grouping in @var{regexp}.  (This is called a ``back reference''.)
-@samp{\#} refers to the count of replacements already made in this
-command, as a decimal number.  In the first replacement, @samp{\#}
-stands for @samp{0}; in the second, for @samp{1}; and so on.  For
-example,
+digit starting from 1, stands for whatever matched the @var{d}th
+parenthesized grouping in @var{regexp}.  (This is called a ``back
+reference''.)  @samp{\#} refers to the count of replacements already
+made in this command, as a decimal number.  In the first replacement,
+@samp{\#} stands for @samp{0}; in the second, for @samp{1}; and so on.
+For example,
 
 @example
 M-x replace-regexp @key{RET} c[ad]+r @key{RET} \&-safe @key{RET}
diff --git a/doc/lispref/os.texi b/doc/lispref/os.texi
index 38dde26d03..08c69d37c5 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/os.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/os.texi
@@ -155,9 +155,13 @@ It loads your abbrevs from the file specified by
 option @samp{--batch} was specified.
 
 @item
-If @code{package-enable-at-startup} is non-@code{nil}, it calls the
-function @code{package-initialize} to activate any optional Emacs Lisp
-package that has been installed.  @xref{Packaging Basics}.
+It calls the function @code{package-initialize} to activate any
+optional Emacs Lisp package that has been installed.  @xref{Packaging
+Basics}.  However, Emacs doesn't initialize packages when
+@code{package-enable-at-startup} is @code{nil} or when it's started
+with one of the options @samp{-q}, @samp{-Q}, or @samp{--batch}.  To
+initialize packages in the latter case, @code{package-initialize}
+should be called explicitly (e.g., via the @samp{--funcall} option).
 
 @vindex after-init-time
 @item
diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
index f859b3adde..cd1201276e 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ converting user input in the minibuffer, a Lisp string, into a list of
 string arguments to be passed to @code{call-process} or
 @code{start-process}, or for converting such lists of arguments into
 a single Lisp string to be presented in the minibuffer or echo area.
+Note that if a shell is involved (e.g., if using
+@code{call-process-shell-command}), arguments should still be
+protected by @code{shell-quote-argument};
+@code{combine-and-quote-strings} is @emph{not} intended to protect
+special characters from shell evaluation.
 
 @defun split-string-and-unquote string &optional separators
 This function splits @var{string} into substrings at matches for the