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index fd383d3a64..bb264c81c4 100644
--- a/lispref/intro.texi
+++ b/lispref/intro.texi
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @c -*-texinfo-*-
 @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 
+@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002
+@c   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
 @setfilename ../info/intro
 
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ Lisp that have counterparts in many programming languages, and later
 chapters describe features that are peculiar to Emacs Lisp or relate
 specifically to editing.
 
-  This is edition 2.6.
+  This is edition @value{VERSION} of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference
+Manual, corresponding to Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}.
 
 @menu
 * Caveats::             Flaws and a request for help.
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ specifically to editing.
 
 @node Caveats
 @section Caveats
+@cindex bugs in this manual
 
   This manual has gone through numerous drafts.  It is nearly complete
 but not flawless.  There are a few topics that are not covered, either
@@ -81,6 +84,8 @@ variable name, as appropriate.  Also state the number of the edition
 you are criticizing.
 @end ifnottex
 
+@cindex bugs
+@cindex suggestions
 Please mail comments and corrections to
 
 @example
@@ -125,8 +130,7 @@ worry about it; this manual is self-contained.
 
 @pindex cl
   A certain amount of Common Lisp emulation is available via the
-@file{cl} library.  @xref{Top,, Common Lisp Extension, cl, Common Lisp
-Extensions}.
+@file{cl} library.  @inforef{Top, Overview, cl}.
 
   Emacs Lisp is not at all influenced by Scheme; but the GNU project has
 an implementation of Scheme, called Guile.  We use Guile in all new GNU
@@ -257,12 +261,13 @@ evaluating the function @code{eval-region}), the printed text is
 displayed in the echo area.
 
   Examples in this manual indicate printed text with @samp{@print{}},
-irrespective of where that text goes.  The value returned by evaluating
-the form (here @code{bar}) follows on a separate line.
+irrespective of where that text goes.  The value returned by
+evaluating the form (here @code{bar}) follows on a separate line with
+@samp{@result{}}.
 
 @example
 @group
-(progn (print 'foo) (print 'bar))
+(progn (prin1 'foo) (princ "\n") (prin1 'bar))
      @print{} foo
      @print{} bar
      @result{} bar
@@ -330,7 +335,7 @@ The description follows on succeeding lines, sometimes with examples.
                                           function, @code{foo}.
 * A Sample Variable Description::       A description of an imaginary
                                           variable,
-                                          @code{electric-future-map}.  
+                                          @code{electric-future-map}.
 @end menu
 
 @node A Sample Function Description
@@ -469,7 +474,7 @@ replaced by `User Option'.
   These facilities provide information about which version of Emacs is
 in use.
 
-@deffn Command emacs-version
+@deffn Command emacs-version &optional here
 This function returns a string describing the version of Emacs that is
 running.  It is useful to include this string in bug reports.
 
@@ -481,8 +486,10 @@ running.  It is useful to include this string in bug reports.
 @end group
 @end smallexample
 
-Called interactively, the function prints the same information in the
-echo area.
+If @var{here} is non-@code{nil}, it inserts the text in the buffer
+before point, and returns @code{nil}.  Called interactively, the
+function prints the same information in the echo area, but giving a
+prefix argument makes @var{here} non-@code{nil}.
 @end deffn
 
 @defvar emacs-build-time
@@ -502,7 +509,7 @@ emacs-build-time
 The value of this variable is the version of Emacs being run.  It is a
 string such as @code{"20.3.1"}.  The last number in this string is not
 really part of the Emacs release version number; it is incremented each
-time you build Emacs in any given directory.  A value with three numeric
+time you build Emacs in any given directory.  A value with four numeric
 components, such as @code{"20.3.9.1"}, indicates an unreleased test
 version.
 @end defvar
@@ -541,3 +548,7 @@ Francesco Potorti, Friedrich Pukelsheim, Arnold D. Robbins, Raul
 Rockwell, Per Starb@"ack, Shinichirou Sugou, Kimmo Suominen, Edward Tharp,
 Bill Trost, Rickard Westman, Jean White, Matthew Wilding, Carl Witty,
 Dale Worley, Rusty Wright, and David D. Zuhn.
+
+@ignore
+   arch-tag: d156593f-82f8-4708-a844-204e48f7f2aa
+@end ignore