From: Ben Pfaff <blp@gnu.org>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:39:25 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: FORMATS, PRINT FORMATS, WRITE FORMATS can only change the format of
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FORMATS, PRINT FORMATS, WRITE FORMATS can only change the format of
numeric variables.
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diff --git a/doc/variables.texi b/doc/variables.texi
index 8fda7c1ca1..9b087882e6 100644
--- a/doc/variables.texi
+++ b/doc/variables.texi
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ FORMATS var_list (fmt_spec).
 @end display
 
 @cmd{FORMATS} set both print and write formats for the specified
-variables to the specified format specification.  @xref{Input/Output
-Formats}.
+numeric variables to the specified format specification.
+@xref{Input/Output Formats}.
 
 Specify a list of variables followed by a format specification in
 parentheses.  The print and write formats of the specified variables
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ PRINT FORMATS var_list (fmt_spec).
 @end display
 
 @cmd{PRINT FORMATS} sets the print formats for the specified
-variables to the specified format specification.
+numeric variables to the specified format specification.
 
 Its syntax is identical to that of @cmd{FORMATS} (@pxref{FORMATS}),
 but @cmd{PRINT FORMATS} sets only print formats, not write formats.
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ Variables within a vector may be referenced in expressions using
 WRITE FORMATS var_list (fmt_spec).
 @end display
 
-@cmd{WRITE FORMATS} sets the write formats for the specified variables
+@cmd{WRITE FORMATS} sets the write formats for the specified numeric
+variables
 to the specified format specification.  Its syntax is identical to
 that of FORMATS (@pxref{FORMATS}), but @cmd{WRITE FORMATS} sets only
 write formats, not print formats.