; Adjust overly long docstrings to fit 80 characters

45 files changed, 138 insertions, 87 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/array.el b/lisp/array.el
index 6632da55dd4..2c9a6815d25 100644
--- a/lisp/array.el
+++ b/lisp/array.el
@@ -805,8 +805,9 @@ NOT recognized as integers or real numbers.
   The array MUST reside at the top of the buffer.
 
   TABs are not respected, and may be converted into spaces at any time.
-Setting the variable `array-respect-tabs' to non-nil will prevent TAB conversion,
-but will cause many functions to give errors if they encounter one.
+Setting the variable `array-respect-tabs' to non-nil will prevent
+TAB conversion, but will cause many functions to give errors if
+they encounter one.
 
   Upon entering array mode, you will be prompted for the values of
 several variables.  Others will be calculated based on the values you
diff --git a/lisp/cedet/data-debug.el b/lisp/cedet/data-debug.el
index 428848be04d..8f40a4db79d 100644
--- a/lisp/cedet/data-debug.el
+++ b/lisp/cedet/data-debug.el
@@ -413,7 +413,8 @@ PREBUTTONTEXT is some text between prefix and the stuff list button."
   )
 
 (defun data-debug-insert-hash-table-button (hash-table prefix prebuttontext)
-  "Insert HASH-TABLE as expandable button with recursive prefix PREFIX and PREBUTTONTEXT in front of the button text."
+  "Insert HASH-TABLE as expandable button with recursive prefix PREFIX and
+PREBUTTONTEXT in front of the button text."
   (let ((string (propertize (format "%s" hash-table)
 			    'face 'font-lock-keyword-face)))
     (insert (propertize
diff --git a/lisp/cedet/semantic/analyze/complete.el b/lisp/cedet/semantic/analyze/complete.el
index 1e8cd9af088..5c3228ae166 100644
--- a/lisp/cedet/semantic/analyze/complete.el
+++ b/lisp/cedet/semantic/analyze/complete.el
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ context.  Passing in a context is useful if the caller also needs
 to access parts of the analysis.
 The remaining FLAGS arguments are passed to the mode specific completion engine.
 Bad flags should be ignored by modes that don't use them.
-See `semantic-analyze-possible-completions-default' for details on the default FLAGS.
+See `semantic-analyze-possible-completions-default' for details
+on the default FLAGS.
 
 Completions run through the following filters:
   * Elements currently in scope
diff --git a/lisp/cedet/semantic/db-find.el b/lisp/cedet/semantic/db-find.el
index 61baaa020f8..e6a7879775e 100644
--- a/lisp/cedet/semantic/db-find.el
+++ b/lisp/cedet/semantic/db-find.el
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ but should be good enough for debugging assertions."
 	   (null (car (cdr (car resultp)))))))
 
 (defun semanticdb-find-result-prin1-to-string (result)
-  "Presuming RESULT satisfies `semanticdb-find-results-p', provide a short PRIN1 output."
+  "If RESULT satisfies `semanticdb-find-results-p', provide a short PRIN1 output."
   (if (< (length result) 2)
       (concat "#<FIND RESULT "
 	      (mapconcat (lambda (a)
diff --git a/lisp/cedet/semantic/tag-ls.el b/lisp/cedet/semantic/tag-ls.el
index 3aa1a62901c..4bdae58690a 100644
--- a/lisp/cedet/semantic/tag-ls.el
+++ b/lisp/cedet/semantic/tag-ls.el
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ are the same.
 
 Similar tags that have sub-tags such as arg lists or type members,
 are similar w/out checking the sub-list of tags.
-Optional argument IGNORABLE-ATTRIBUTES are attributes to ignore while comparing similarity.
+
+Optional argument IGNORABLE-ATTRIBUTES are attributes to ignore while comparing
+similarity.
+
 By default, `semantic-tag-similar-ignorable-attributes' is referenced for
 attributes, and IGNORABLE-ATTRIBUTES will augment this list.
 
@@ -191,11 +194,14 @@ See `semantic-tag-similar-p' for details."
 ;; will contain the info needed to determine the full name.
 (define-overloadable-function semantic-tag-full-package (tag &optional stream-or-buffer)
   "Return the fully qualified package name of TAG in a package hierarchy.
-STREAM-OR-BUFFER can be anything convertible by `semantic-something-to-tag-table',
-but must be a toplevel semantic tag stream that contains TAG.
+STREAM-OR-BUFFER can be anything convertible by
+`semantic-something-to-tag-table', but must be a toplevel
+semantic tag stream that contains TAG.
+
 A Package Hierarchy is defined in UML by the way classes and methods
 are organized on disk.  Some languages use this concept such that a
 class can be accessed via it's fully qualified name, (such as Java.)
+
 Other languages qualify names within a Namespace (such as C++) which
 result in a different package like structure.
 
@@ -214,11 +220,14 @@ Return the name of the first tag of class `package' in STREAM."
 
 (define-overloadable-function semantic-tag-full-name (tag &optional stream-or-buffer)
   "Return the fully qualified name of TAG in the package hierarchy.
-STREAM-OR-BUFFER can be anything convertible by `semantic-something-to-tag-table',
-but must be a toplevel semantic tag stream that contains TAG.
+STREAM-OR-BUFFER can be anything convertible by
+`semantic-something-to-tag-table', but must be a toplevel
+semantic tag stream that contains TAG.
+
 A Package Hierarchy is defined in UML by the way classes and methods
 are organized on disk.  Some languages use this concept such that a
 class can be accessed via it's fully qualified name, (such as Java.)
+
 Other languages qualify names within a Namespace (such as C++) which
 result in a different package like structure.
 
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el
index b11ed3333f0..80d1711d817 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio-core.el
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ need be... May remove that later...)"
        class))
 
 (defun eieio--c3-merge-lists (reversed-partial-result remaining-inputs)
-  "Merge REVERSED-PARTIAL-RESULT REMAINING-INPUTS in a consistent order, if possible.
+  "Try to merge REVERSED-PARTIAL-RESULT REMAINING-INPUTS in a consistent order.
 If a consistent order does not exist, signal an error."
   (setq remaining-inputs (delq nil remaining-inputs))
   (if (null remaining-inputs)
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq.el
index e7258c2da49..52c080388b7 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq.el
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ SEQUENCE must be a sequence of numbers or markers."
   (apply #'max (seq-into sequence 'list)))
 
 (defun seq--count-successive (pred sequence)
-  "Return the number of successive elements for which (PRED element) is non-nil in SEQUENCE."
+  "Count successive elements for which (PRED element) is non-nil in SEQUENCE."
   (let ((n 0)
         (len (seq-length sequence)))
     (while (and (< n len)
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ SEQUENCE must be a sequence of numbers or markers."
     n))
 
 (defun seq--make-pcase-bindings (args)
-  "Return a list of bindings of the variables in ARGS to the elements of a sequence."
+  "Return list of bindings of the variables in ARGS to the elements of a sequence."
   (let ((bindings '())
         (index 0)
         (rest-marker nil))
diff --git a/lisp/emulation/viper-cmd.el b/lisp/emulation/viper-cmd.el
index c3b36f10aed..b132d786eb1 100644
--- a/lisp/emulation/viper-cmd.el
+++ b/lisp/emulation/viper-cmd.el
@@ -3546,7 +3546,8 @@ If MODE is set, set the macros only in that major mode."
 
 
 (defun viper-set-parsing-style-toggling-macro (unset)
-  "Set `%%%' to be a macro that toggles whether comment fields should be parsed for matching parentheses.
+  "Set `%%%' to be a macro that toggles whether comment fields should be parsed
+for matching parentheses.
 This is used in conjunction with the `%' command.
 
 With a prefix argument, unsets the macro."
diff --git a/lisp/emulation/viper-init.el b/lisp/emulation/viper-init.el
index 730ca0b5a2e..ffcb4602e73 100644
--- a/lisp/emulation/viper-init.el
+++ b/lisp/emulation/viper-init.el
@@ -932,7 +932,8 @@ Should be set in `viper-custom-file-name'."
   (setq cursor-type '(bar . 2)))
 
 (defun viper-ESC-keyseq-timeout ()
-  "Key sequence beginning with ESC and separated by no more than this many milliseconds is considered to be generated by a keyboard function key.
+  "Key sequence beginning with ESC and separated by no more than this many
+milliseconds is considered to be generated by a keyboard function key.
 Setting this too high may slow down switching from insert to vi state.  Setting
 this value too low will make it impossible to use function keys in insert mode
 on a dumb terminal."
diff --git a/lisp/erc/erc-backend.el b/lisp/erc/erc-backend.el
index 10be2965ad7..140755fab51 100644
--- a/lisp/erc/erc-backend.el
+++ b/lisp/erc/erc-backend.el
@@ -1532,7 +1532,8 @@ add things to `%s' instead."
        'WALLOPS ?n nick ?m message))))
 
 (define-erc-response-handler (001)
-  "Set `erc-server-current-nick' to reflect server settings and display the welcome message."
+  "Set `erc-server-current-nick' to reflect server settings.
+Then display the welcome message."
   nil
   (erc-set-current-nick (car (erc-response.command-args parsed)))
   (erc-update-mode-line)                ; needed here?
diff --git a/lisp/erc/erc-dcc.el b/lisp/erc/erc-dcc.el
index 147b90291ad..db278a1275c 100644
--- a/lisp/erc/erc-dcc.el
+++ b/lisp/erc/erc-dcc.el
@@ -164,9 +164,8 @@ Looks like:
 ;;; Misc macros and utility functions
 
 (defun erc-dcc-member (&rest args)
-  "Return first matching entry in `erc-dcc-list' satisfying constraints in plist ARGS.
-
-Return nil on no match.
+  "Return first matching entry in `erc-dcc-list' satisfying constraints in ARGS.
+ARGS is a plist.  Return nil on no match.
 
 The property :nick is treated specially, if it contains a `!' character,
 it is treated as a nick!user@host string, and compared with the :nick property
diff --git a/lisp/frameset.el b/lisp/frameset.el
index cdbac0a48c3..998f4fb4ca4 100644
--- a/lisp/frameset.el
+++ b/lisp/frameset.el
@@ -1178,7 +1178,8 @@ FORCE-ONSCREEN can be:
 	   - a list (LEFT TOP WIDTH HEIGHT), describing the workarea.
 	   It must return non-nil to force the frame onscreen, nil otherwise.
 
-CLEANUP-FRAMES allows \"cleaning up\" the frame list after restoring a frameset:
+CLEANUP-FRAMES allows \"cleaning up\" the frame list after
+restoring a frameset:
   t        Delete all frames that were not created or restored upon.
   nil      Keep all frames.
   FUNC     A function called with two arguments:
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-agent.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-agent.el
index 961965d9284..19d05120045 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-agent.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-agent.el
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ downloaded into the agent."
           (gnus-agent-set-local group agent-min (1- active-min)))))))
 
 (defun gnus-agent-save-group-info (method group active)
-  "Update a single group's active range in the agent's copy of the server's active file."
+  "Update single group's active range in agent's copy of server's active file."
   (when (gnus-agent-method-p method)
     (let* ((gnus-command-method (or method gnus-command-method))
 	   (coding-system-for-write nnheader-file-coding-system)
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ downloaded into the agent."
 	    (delete-char 1)))))))
 
 (defun gnus-agent-get-group-info (method group)
-  "Get a single group's active range in the agent's copy of the server's active file."
+  "Get single group's active range in agent's copy of server's active file."
   (when (gnus-agent-method-p method)
     (let* ((gnus-command-method (or method gnus-command-method))
 	   (coding-system-for-write nnheader-file-coding-system)
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-bookmark.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-bookmark.el
index 8c2a928ab98..83e482f14c1 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-bookmark.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-bookmark.el
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ So the cdr of each bookmark is an alist too.")
 
 (defun gnus-bookmark-make-record
   (group message-id author date subject annotation)
-  "Return the record part of a new bookmark, given GROUP MESSAGE-ID AUTHOR DATE SUBJECT and ANNOTATION."
+  "Return the record part of a new bookmark.
+Arguments GROUP MESSAGE-ID AUTHOR DATE SUBJECT and ANNOTATION
+will be saved in the bookmark."
   (let ((the-record
 	 `((group . ,(substring-no-properties group))
 	   (message-id . ,(substring-no-properties message-id))
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el
index bfc57a2d605..0754d7aa7b8 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ PNG format."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun gnus--random-face-with-type (dir ext omit fun)
-  "Return file from DIR with extension EXT, omitting matches of OMIT, processed by FUN."
+  "Return file from DIR with extension EXT.
+Omit matches of OMIT, and process them by FUN."
   (when (file-exists-p dir)
     (let* ((files
             (remove nil (mapcar
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-group.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-group.el
index aea8cbbf78c..b1e486b0627 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-group.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-group.el
@@ -4062,7 +4062,8 @@ of groups killed."
     (if (< (length out) 2) (car out) (nreverse out))))
 
 (defun gnus-group-yank-group (&optional arg)
-  "Yank the last newsgroups killed with \\[gnus-group-kill-group], inserting it before the current newsgroup.
+  "Yank the last newsgroups killed with \\[gnus-group-kill-group], inserting it
+before the current newsgroup.
 The numeric ARG specifies how many newsgroups are to be yanked.  The
 name of the newsgroup yanked is returned, or (if several groups are
 yanked) a list of yanked groups is returned."
@@ -4716,7 +4717,8 @@ or `gnus-group-catchup-group-hook'."
   (gnus-group-get-parameter group 'timestamp t))
 
 (defun gnus-group-timestamp-delta (group)
-  "Return the offset in seconds from the timestamp for GROUP to the current time, as a floating point number."
+  "Return the offset in seconds from the timestamp for GROUP to the current time.
+Return value is a floating point number."
   ;; FIXME: This should return a Lisp integer, not a Lisp float,
   ;; since it is always an integer.
   (let* ((time (or (gnus-group-timestamp group) 0))
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-score.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-score.el
index 0626e8bde5c..e0ad9f698d3 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-score.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-score.el
@@ -3115,7 +3115,9 @@ If ADAPT, return the home adaptive file instead."
 ;;;
 
 (defun gnus-decay-score (score)
-  "Decay SCORE according to `gnus-score-decay-constant' and `gnus-score-decay-scale'."
+  "Decay SCORE according to decay variables.
+The decay variables are `gnus-score-decay-constant' and
+`gnus-score-decay-scale'."
   (floor (- score
 	    (* (if (< score 0) -1 1)
 	       (min (abs score)
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-sum.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-sum.el
index 2ddd3d2a7e0..b3d0460032d 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-sum.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-sum.el
@@ -4357,7 +4357,8 @@ If SELECT-ARTICLES, only select those articles from GROUP."
     result))
 
 (defun gnus-sort-gathered-threads (threads)
-  "Sort subthreads inside each gathered thread by `gnus-sort-gathered-threads-function'."
+  "Sort subthreads inside each gathered thread.
+Sorting is done by `gnus-sort-gathered-threads-function'."
   (let ((result threads))
     (while threads
       (when (stringp (caar threads))
@@ -5173,7 +5174,7 @@ Unscored articles will be counted as having a score of zero."
   (gnus-article-sort-by-number h1 h2))
 
 (defun gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-number (h1 h2)
-  "Sort threads such that the thread with the most recently arrived article comes first."
+  "Sort threads such that the thread with most recently arrived article is first."
   (> (gnus-thread-highest-number h1) (gnus-thread-highest-number h2)))
 
 (defun gnus-thread-highest-number (thread)
@@ -5187,7 +5188,7 @@ Unscored articles will be counted as having a score of zero."
   (gnus-article-sort-by-date h1 h2))
 
 (defun gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-date (h1 h2)
-  "Sort threads such that the thread with the most recently dated article comes first."
+  "Sort threads such that the thread with most recently dated article is first."
   (> (gnus-thread-latest-date h1) (gnus-thread-latest-date h2)))
 
 (defsubst gnus-article-sort-by-newsgroups (h1 h2)
@@ -5651,7 +5652,7 @@ or a straight list of headers."
         gnus-list-identifiers)))
 
 (defun gnus-summary-remove-list-identifiers ()
-  "Remove list identifiers in `gnus-list-identifiers' from articles in the current group."
+  "Remove identifiers in `gnus-list-identifiers' from articles in current group."
   (let ((regexp (gnus-group-get-list-identifiers gnus-newsgroup-name))
         changed subject)
     (when regexp
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnvirtual.el b/lisp/gnus/nnvirtual.el
index 03a0ff296f2..4136392c825 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnvirtual.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnvirtual.el
@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@ It is computed from the marks of individual component groups.")
 
 
 (defun nnvirtual-update-xref-header (group article prefix sysname)
-  "Edit current NOV header in current buffer to have an xref to the component group, and also server prefix any existing xref lines."
+  "Edit current NOV header in current buffer to have an xref to the component
+group, and also server prefix any existing xref lines."
   ;; Move to beginning of Xref field, creating a slot if needed.
   (beginning-of-line)
   (looking-at
@@ -569,7 +570,8 @@ If UPDATE-P is not nil, call gnus-group-update-group on the components."
 ;; unique reverse mapping.
 
 (defun nnvirtual-map-article (article)
-  "Return a cons of the component group and article corresponding to the given virtual ARTICLE."
+  "Return a cons of the component group and article corresponding to the given
+virtual ARTICLE."
   (let ((table nnvirtual-mapping-table)
 	entry group-pos)
     (while (and table
@@ -590,7 +592,7 @@ If UPDATE-P is not nil, call gnus-group-update-group on the components."
 
 
 (defun nnvirtual-reverse-map-article (group article)
-  "Return the virtual article number corresponding to the given component GROUP and ARTICLE."
+  "Return virtual article number corresponding to component GROUP and ARTICLE."
   (when (numberp article)
     (let ((table nnvirtual-mapping-table)
 	  (group-pos 0)
diff --git a/lisp/net/dbus.el b/lisp/net/dbus.el
index 4116d293e1b..560ece67517 100644
--- a/lisp/net/dbus.el
+++ b/lisp/net/dbus.el
@@ -2073,7 +2073,8 @@ either a method name, a signal name, or an error name."
     (goto-char point)))
 
 (defun dbus-monitor-handler (&rest _args)
-  "Default handler for the \"org.freedesktop.DBus.Monitoring.BecomeMonitor\" interface.
+  "Default handler for the \"Monitoring.BecomeMonitor\" interface.
+Its full name is \"org.freedesktop.DBus.Monitoring.BecomeMonitor\".
 It will be applied for all objects created by `dbus-register-monitor'
 which don't declare an own handler.  The printed timestamps do
 not reflect the time the D-Bus message has passed the D-Bus
diff --git a/lisp/net/dictionary.el b/lisp/net/dictionary.el
index 85467cd7828..09d250fd7bf 100644
--- a/lisp/net/dictionary.el
+++ b/lisp/net/dictionary.el
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ If PATTERN is omitted, it defaults to \"[ \\f\\t\\n\\r\\v]+\"."
 				'dictionary-display-match-result)))
 
 (defun dictionary-do-matching (word dictionary strategy function)
-  "Find matches for WORD with STRATEGY in DICTIONARY and display them with FUNCTION."
+  "Search for WORD with STRATEGY in DICTIONARY and display them with FUNCTION."
   (message "Lookup matching words for %s in %s using %s"
 	   word dictionary strategy)
   (dictionary-send-command
diff --git a/lisp/net/eudc.el b/lisp/net/eudc.el
index 5c451c6556d..14e5c28b2dc 100644
--- a/lisp/net/eudc.el
+++ b/lisp/net/eudc.el
@@ -798,8 +798,9 @@ see `eudc-inline-expansion-servers'."
   "Query the directory server, and return the matching responses.
 The variable `eudc-inline-query-format' controls how to associate the
 individual QUERY-WORDS with directory attribute names.
-After querying the server for the given string, the expansion specified by
-`eudc-inline-expansion-format' is applied to the matches before returning them.inserted in the buffer at point.
+After querying the server for the given string, the expansion
+specified by `eudc-inline-expansion-format' is applied to the
+matches before returning them.inserted in the buffer at point.
 Multiple servers can be tried with the same query until one finds a match,
 see `eudc-inline-expansion-servers'."
   (cond
diff --git a/lisp/net/ntlm.el b/lisp/net/ntlm.el
index 747a69fb5d4..0e0146df969 100644
--- a/lisp/net/ntlm.el
+++ b/lisp/net/ntlm.el
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ PASSWD is truncated to 14 bytes if longer."
 	     (make-string (- 15 len) 0)))))
 
 (defun ntlm-smb-owf-encrypt (passwd c8)
-  "Return response string of 24 bytes long for password string PASSWD based on DES encryption.
+  "Return response string of 24 bytes long for PASSWD based on DES encryption.
 PASSWD is of at most 14 bytes long and the challenge string C8 of
 8 bytes long."
   (let* ((len (min (length passwd) 16))
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ PASSWD is of at most 14 bytes long and the challenge string C8 of
 			 (substring p15 7) t)))
 
 (defun ntlm-smb-hash (in key forw)
-  "Return hash string of length 8 for a string IN of length 8 and a string KEY of length 8.
+  "Return hash string of length 8 for IN of length 8 and KEY of length 8.
 FORW is t or nil."
   (let ((out (make-string 8 0))
 	(inb (make-string 64 0))
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-gvfs.el b/lisp/net/tramp-gvfs.el
index 5f0e7bcd98c..115d005c0ca 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-gvfs.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-gvfs.el
@@ -1833,8 +1833,9 @@ a downcased host name only."
 	result))))
 
 (defun tramp-gvfs-handler-mounted-unmounted (mount-info)
-  "Signal handler for the \"org.gtk.vfs.MountTracker.mounted\" and \
-\"org.gtk.vfs.MountTracker.unmounted\" signals."
+  "Signal handler for the gvfs \"mounted\" and \"unmounted\" signals.
+Their full names are \"org.gtk.vfs.MountTracker.mounted\" and
+\"org.gtk.vfs.MountTracker.unmounted\"."
   (ignore-errors
     (let ((signal-name (dbus-event-member-name last-input-event))
 	  (elt mount-info))
@@ -2090,8 +2091,10 @@ It was \"a(say)\", but has changed to \"a{sv})\"."
     `(:struct ,(tramp-gvfs-dbus-string-to-byte-array mount-pref) ,mount-spec)))
 
 (defun tramp-gvfs-handler-volumeadded-volumeremoved (_dbus-name _id volume)
-  "Signal handler for the \"org.gtk.Private.RemoteVolumeMonitor.VolumeAdded\" \
-and \"org.gtk.Private.RemoteVolumeMonitor.VolumeRemoved\" signals."
+  "Signal handler for the gvfs \"VolumeAdded\" and \"VolumeRemoved\" signals.
+Their full names are
+\"org.gtk.Private.RemoteVolumeMonitor.VolumeAdded\" and
+\"org.gtk.Private.RemoteVolumeMonitor.VolumeRemoved\"."
   (ignore-errors
     (let* ((signal-name (dbus-event-member-name last-input-event))
 	   (uri (url-generic-parse-url (nth 5 volume)))
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
index 0fe106684c5..dd92f226897 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
@@ -1699,7 +1699,7 @@ ID-FORMAT valid values are `string' and `integer'."
 ;; FIXME: Fix function to work with count parameter.
 (defun tramp-do-directory-files-and-attributes-with-stat
   (vec localname &optional id-format)
-  "Implement `directory-files-and-attributes' for Tramp files using stat(1) command."
+  "Implement `directory-files-and-attributes' for Tramp files with stat(1) command."
   (tramp-message vec 5 "directory-files-and-attributes with stat: %s" localname)
   (tramp-send-command-and-read
    vec
diff --git a/lisp/org/ob-table.el b/lisp/org/ob-table.el
index 39a14a25d6c..e081708701d 100644
--- a/lisp/org/ob-table.el
+++ b/lisp/org/ob-table.el
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ So this `org-sbe' construct
 
 is the equivalent of the following source code block:
 
- #+begin_src emacs-lisp :var results=source-block(n=val_at_col_2, m=3) :results silent
+ #+begin_src emacs-lisp :var results=source-block(n=val_at_col_2, m=3) \\
+     :results silent
  results
  #+end_src
 
diff --git a/lisp/org/org-agenda.el b/lisp/org/org-agenda.el
index 23c62809a2b..271eac1c30d 100644
--- a/lisp/org/org-agenda.el
+++ b/lisp/org/org-agenda.el
@@ -1230,7 +1230,8 @@ For example, 9:30am would become 09:30 rather than  9:30."
      ":" minute ampm)))
 
 (defun org-agenda-time-of-day-to-ampm-maybe (time)
-  "Conditionally convert TIME to AM/PM format based on `org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm'."
+  "Conditionally convert TIME to AM/PM format.
+This is based on `org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm'."
   (if org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm
       (org-agenda-time-of-day-to-ampm time)
     time))
diff --git a/lisp/org/org-protocol.el b/lisp/org/org-protocol.el
index 726c1ca2bae..ff8c08d5c5f 100644
--- a/lisp/org/org-protocol.el
+++ b/lisp/org/org-protocol.el
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ Possible properties are:
   :working-suffix    - the replacement for online-suffix
   :base-url          - the base URL, e.g. http://www.example.com/project/
                        Last slash required.
-  :working-directory - the local working directory.  This is, what base-url will
-                       be replaced with.
-  :redirects         - A list of cons cells, each of which maps a regular
-                       expression to match to a path relative to
-                       :working-directory.
+  :working-directory - the local working directory.  This is what
+                       base-url will be replaced with.
+  :redirects         - A list of cons cells, each of which maps a
+                       regular expression to match to a path relative
+                       to `:working-directory'.
 
 Example:
 
@@ -216,8 +216,9 @@ Example:
    does not include any suffix properties, allowing local source
    file to be opened as found by OpenGrok.
 
-Consider using the interactive functions `org-protocol-create' and
-`org-protocol-create-for-org' to help you filling this variable with valid contents."
+Consider using the interactive functions `org-protocol-create'
+and `org-protocol-create-for-org' to help you filling this
+variable with valid contents."
   :group 'org-protocol
   :type 'alist)
 
diff --git a/lisp/play/doctor.el b/lisp/play/doctor.el
index b855f7e35a1..33fecaa188a 100644
--- a/lisp/play/doctor.el
+++ b/lisp/play/doctor.el
@@ -1011,8 +1011,8 @@ Put dialogue in buffer."
 
 (defun doctor-subjsearch (sent key type)
   "Search for the subject of a sentence SENT, looking for the noun closest
-to and preceding KEY by at least TYPE words.  Set global variable `doctor-subj' to
-the subject noun, and return the portion of the sentence following it."
+to and preceding KEY by at least TYPE words.  Set global variable `doctor-subj'
+to the subject noun, and return the portion of the sentence following it."
   (let ((i (- (length sent) (length (memq key sent)) type)))
     (while (and (> i -1) (not (doctor-nounp (nth i sent))))
       (setq i (1- i)))
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cc-cmds.el b/lisp/progmodes/cc-cmds.el
index 6c3da667bfc..d40433a9b0d 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cc-cmds.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cc-cmds.el
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ function to control that."
 
 ;; This function is only used in XEmacs.
 (defun c-hungry-delete ()
-  "Delete a non-whitespace char, or all whitespace up to the next non-whitespace char.
+  "Delete non-whitespace char, or all whitespace up to next non-whitespace char.
 The direction of deletion depends on the configuration: If the
 function `delete-forward-p' is defined and returns non-nil, it deletes
 forward using `c-hungry-delete-forward'.  Otherwise it deletes
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/flymake-proc.el b/lisp/progmodes/flymake-proc.el
index 27b46a45c50..7f2aa0f469f 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/flymake-proc.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/flymake-proc.el
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ can also be executed interactively independently of
                                      temp-dir))))
 
 (defun flymake-proc--delete-temp-directory (dir-name)
-  "Attempt to delete temp dir created by `flymake-proc-create-temp-with-folder-structure', do not fail on error."
+  "Attempt to delete temp dir DIR-NAME, do not fail on error."
   (let* ((temp-dir    temporary-file-directory)
 	 (suffix      (substring dir-name (1+ (length (directory-file-name temp-dir))))))
 
@@ -919,7 +919,8 @@ can also be executed interactively independently of
 (defvar-local flymake-proc--base-dir nil)
 
 (defun flymake-proc-init-create-temp-buffer-copy (create-temp-f)
-  "Make a temporary copy of the current buffer, save its name in buffer data and return the name."
+  "Make a temporary copy of the current buffer, save its name in buffer data.
+Return the name."
   (let*  ((source-file-name       buffer-file-name)
 	  (temp-source-file-name  (funcall create-temp-f source-file-name "flymake")))
 
@@ -1007,7 +1008,7 @@ Return full-name.  Names are real, not patched."
                       buildfile-name source-file-name)))))
 
 (defun flymake-proc--init-create-temp-source-and-master-buffer-copy (get-incl-dirs-f create-temp-f master-file-masks include-regexp)
-  "Find master file (or buffer), create its copy along with a copy of the source file."
+  "Find master file (or buffer), create its copy and a copy of the source file."
   (let* ((source-file-name       buffer-file-name)
 	 (temp-source-file-name  (flymake-proc-init-create-temp-buffer-copy create-temp-f))
 	 (master-and-temp-master (flymake-proc--create-master-file
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/idlwave.el b/lisp/progmodes/idlwave.el
index d6828eeffbb..4224e47d16d 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/idlwave.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/idlwave.el
@@ -1522,7 +1522,8 @@ No spaces before and 1 after a comma
 A minimum of 1 space before and after `=' (see `idlwave-expand-equal').
    (idlwave-action-and-binding \"=\"  (lambda (_) (idlwave-expand-equal -1 -1)))
 Capitalize system variables - action only
-   (idlwave-action-and-binding idlwave-sysvar (lambda (_) (capitalize-word 1) t))"
+   (idlwave-action-and-binding idlwave-sysvar
+                               (lambda (_) (capitalize-word 1) t))"
   (if (not (equal select 'noaction))
       ;; Add action
       (let* ((table (if select 'idlwave-indent-action-table
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/prolog.el b/lisp/progmodes/prolog.el
index 33ca01cc754..74a023775f8 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/prolog.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/prolog.el
@@ -2136,7 +2136,8 @@ A return value of N means N more left parentheses than right ones."
                              (line-end-position)))))
 
 (defun prolog-electric--if-then-else ()
-  "Insert spaces after the opening parenthesis, \"then\" (->) and \"else\" (;) branches.
+  "Insert spaces after the opening parenthesis.
+\"then\" (->) and \"else\" (;) branches.
 Spaces are inserted if all preceding objects on the line are
 whitespace characters, parentheses, or then/else branches."
   (when prolog-electric-if-then-else-flag
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/verilog-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/verilog-mode.el
index ac6a8fbbcb1..d98230d9a0e 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/verilog-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/verilog-mode.el
@@ -4038,9 +4038,12 @@ Some other functions are:
     \\[verilog-sk-repeat]  Insert a repeat (..) begin .. end block.
     \\[verilog-sk-specify]  Insert a specify .. endspecify block.
     \\[verilog-sk-task]  Insert a task .. begin .. end endtask block.
-    \\[verilog-sk-while]  Insert a while (...) begin .. end block, prompting for details.
-    \\[verilog-sk-casex]  Insert a casex (...) item: begin.. end endcase block, prompting for details.
-    \\[verilog-sk-casez]  Insert a casez (...) item: begin.. end endcase block, prompting for details.
+    \\[verilog-sk-while]  Insert a while (...) begin .. end block,
+                       prompting for details.
+    \\[verilog-sk-casex]  Insert a casex (...) item: begin.. end endcase block,
+                       prompting for details.
+    \\[verilog-sk-casez]  Insert a casez (...) item: begin.. end endcase block,
+                       prompting for details.
     \\[verilog-sk-if]  Insert an if (..) begin .. end block.
     \\[verilog-sk-else-if]  Insert an else if (..) begin .. end block.
     \\[verilog-sk-comment]  Insert a comment block.
@@ -6580,7 +6583,8 @@ Return >0 for nested struct."
 	  nil))))
 
 (defun verilog-at-constraint-p ()
-  "If at the { of a constraint or coverpoint definition, return true, moving point to constraint."
+  "If at the { of a constraint or coverpoint definition, return true.
+Also move point to constraint."
   (if (save-excursion
 	(let ((p (point)))
           (and
@@ -14985,7 +14989,9 @@ but instead, [[Fill in here]] happens!.
 
 (provide 'verilog-mode)
 
+;;TODO: Could `byte-compile-docstring-max-column' be decreased?
 ;; Local Variables:
+;; byte-compile-docstring-max-column: 90
 ;; checkdoc-permit-comma-termination-flag:t
 ;; checkdoc-force-docstrings-flag:nil
 ;; indent-tabs-mode:nil
diff --git a/lisp/tab-bar.el b/lisp/tab-bar.el
index ceacd85971d..abf0e814c41 100644
--- a/lisp/tab-bar.el
+++ b/lisp/tab-bar.el
@@ -1007,7 +1007,8 @@ on the tab bar instead."
 When this command is bound to a numeric key (with a prefix or modifier key
 using `tab-bar-select-tab-modifiers'), calling it without an argument
 will translate its bound numeric key to the numeric argument.
-TAB-NUMBER counts from 1.  Negative TAB-NUMBER counts tabs from the end of the tab bar."
+TAB-NUMBER counts from 1.  Negative TAB-NUMBER counts tabs from the end of
+the tab bar."
   (interactive "P")
   (unless (integerp tab-number)
     (let ((key (event-basic-type last-command-event)))
@@ -1908,7 +1909,7 @@ Letters do not insert themselves; instead, they are commands.
   (move-to-column tab-switcher-column))
 
 (defun tab-switcher-unmark (&optional backup)
-  "Cancel all requested operations on window configuration on this line and move down.
+  "Cancel requested operations on window configuration on this line and move down.
 Optional prefix arg means move up."
   (interactive "P")
   (beginning-of-line)
@@ -1920,7 +1921,7 @@ Optional prefix arg means move up."
   (move-to-column tab-switcher-column))
 
 (defun tab-switcher-backup-unmark ()
-  "Move up and cancel all requested operations on window configuration on line above."
+  "Move up one line and cancel requested operations on window configuration there."
   (interactive)
   (forward-line -1)
   (tab-switcher-unmark)
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/texinfo.el b/lisp/textmodes/texinfo.el
index 135a4047318..7876a87a281 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/texinfo.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/texinfo.el
@@ -806,7 +806,8 @@ temporary file before the region itself.  The buffer's header is all lines
 between the strings defined by `tex-start-of-header' and `tex-end-of-header'
 inclusive.  The header must start in the first 100 lines.
 
-The value of `texinfo-tex-trailer' is appended to the temporary file after the region."
+The value of `texinfo-tex-trailer' is appended to the temporary
+file after the region."
   (interactive "r")
   (require 'tex-mode)
   (let ((tex-command texinfo-tex-command)
diff --git a/lisp/vc/ediff-merg.el b/lisp/vc/ediff-merg.el
index 2bdce9e33c7..d0ce9d326d8 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/ediff-merg.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/ediff-merg.el
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ Buffer B."
 
 
 (defun ediff-re-merge ()
-  "Remerge unmodified diff regions using a new default.  Start with the current region."
+  "Remerge unmodified diff regions using a new default.
+Start with the current region."
   (interactive)
   (let* ((default-variant-alist
 	   (list '("default-A") '("default-B") '("combined")))
diff --git a/lisp/vc/ediff.el b/lisp/vc/ediff.el
index 74ed1bd0ef2..e406275cd1a 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/ediff.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/ediff.el
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ MERGE-AUTOSTORE-DIR is the directory in which to store merged files."
 (defun ediff-merge-directories-with-ancestor (dir1 dir2 ancestor-dir regexp
 						   &optional
 						   merge-autostore-dir)
-  "Merge files in directories DIR1 and DIR2 using files in ANCESTOR-DIR as ancestors.
+  "Merge files in DIR1 and DIR2 using files in ANCESTOR-DIR as ancestors.
 Ediff merges files that have identical names in DIR1, DIR2.  If a pair of files
 in DIR1 and DIR2 doesn't have an ancestor in ANCESTOR-DIR, Ediff will merge
 without ancestor.  The fourth argument, REGEXP, is nil or a regular expression;
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ MERGE-AUTOSTORE-DIR is the directory in which to store merged files."
 (defun ediff-merge-directory-revisions-with-ancestor (dir1 regexp
 							   &optional
 							   merge-autostore-dir)
-  "Run Ediff on a directory, DIR1, merging its files with their revisions and ancestors.
+  "Run Ediff on DIR1 and merge its files with their revisions and ancestors.
 The second argument, REGEXP, is a regular expression that filters the file
 names.  Only the files that are under revision control are taken into account.
 MERGE-AUTOSTORE-DIR is the directory in which to store merged files."
@@ -1600,7 +1600,8 @@ With optional NODE, goes to that node."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun ediff-merge-with-ancestor-command ()
-  "Call `ediff-merge-files-with-ancestor' with the next three command line arguments."
+  "Call `ediff-merge-files-with-ancestor' with the next three command line
+arguments."
   (let ((file-a (nth 0 command-line-args-left))
 	(file-b (nth 1 command-line-args-left))
 	(ancestor (nth 2 command-line-args-left)))
@@ -1637,7 +1638,8 @@ With optional NODE, goes to that node."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun ediff-merge-directories-with-ancestor-command ()
-  "Call `ediff-merge-directories-with-ancestor' with the next four command line arguments."
+  "Call `ediff-merge-directories-with-ancestor' with the next four command line
+arguments."
   (let ((file-a (nth 0 command-line-args-left))
 	(file-b (nth 1 command-line-args-left))
 	(ancestor (nth 2 command-line-args-left))
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-annotate.el b/lisp/vc/vc-annotate.el
index 45bb17749bc..5a4ac1aca84 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-annotate.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-annotate.el
@@ -610,7 +610,8 @@ the file in question, search for the log entry required and move point."
   (vc-annotate-show-diff-revision-at-line-internal t))
 
 (defun vc-annotate-show-changeset-diff-revision-at-line ()
-  "Visit the diff of the revision at line from its previous revision for all files in the changeset."
+  "Visit diff of revision at line from previous revision.
+This is done for all files in changeset."
   (interactive)
   (when (eq 'file (vc-call-backend vc-annotate-backend 'revision-granularity))
     (error "The %s backend does not support changeset diffs" vc-annotate-backend))
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-dir.el b/lisp/vc/vc-dir.el
index f8b87170af5..d079b891e4d 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-dir.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-dir.el
@@ -1015,7 +1015,8 @@ child files."
     (nreverse result)))
 
 (defun vc-dir-child-files-and-states ()
-  "Return the list of conses (FILE . STATE) for child files of the current entry if it's a directory.
+  "Return list of conses for child files of the current entry if it's a directory.
+The conses have the format (FILE . STATE).
 If it is a file, return the corresponding cons for the file itself."
   (let* ((crt (ewoc-locate vc-ewoc))
 	 (crt-data (ewoc-data crt))
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-dispatcher.el b/lisp/vc/vc-dispatcher.el
index cd23bcce941..346974bdba8 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-dispatcher.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-dispatcher.el
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ Display the buffer in some window, but don't select it."
 (defvar compilation-error-regexp-alist)
 
 (defun vc-compilation-mode (backend)
-  "Setup `compilation-mode' after with the appropriate `compilation-error-regexp-alist'."
+  "Setup `compilation-mode' with the appropriate `compilation-error-regexp-alist'."
   (require 'compile)
   (let* ((error-regexp-alist
           (vc-make-backend-sym backend 'error-regexp-alist))
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc.el b/lisp/vc/vc.el
index 7d3b0f56f60..5b259fcdb33 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc.el
@@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@ with its diffs (if the underlying VCS supports that)."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun vc-log-incoming (&optional remote-location)
-  "Show a log of changes that will be received with a pull operation from REMOTE-LOCATION.
+  "Show log of changes that will be received with pull from REMOTE-LOCATION.
 When called interactively with a prefix argument, prompt for REMOTE-LOCATION."
   (interactive
    (when current-prefix-arg
@@ -2637,7 +2637,7 @@ When called interactively with a prefix argument, prompt for REMOTE-LOCATION."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun vc-log-outgoing (&optional remote-location)
-  "Show a log of changes that will be sent with a push operation to REMOTE-LOCATION.
+  "Show log of changes that will be sent with a push operation to REMOTE-LOCATION.
 When called interactively with a prefix argument, prompt for REMOTE-LOCATION."
   (interactive
    (when current-prefix-arg
diff --git a/lisp/whitespace.el b/lisp/whitespace.el
index d4f2b2890a8..6e132de536d 100644
--- a/lisp/whitespace.el
+++ b/lisp/whitespace.el
@@ -2193,8 +2193,8 @@ resultant list will be returned."
    limit t))
 
 (defun whitespace-empty-at-bob-regexp (limit)
-  "Match spaces at beginning of buffer which do not contain the point at \
-beginning of buffer."
+  "Match spaces at beginning of buffer which do not contain
+the point at beginning of buffer."
   (let ((b (point))
 	r)
     (cond
diff --git a/test/lisp/auth-source-pass-tests.el b/test/lisp/auth-source-pass-tests.el
index a0a97eca5eb..3da6f3e9b7b 100644
--- a/test/lisp/auth-source-pass-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/auth-source-pass-tests.el
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ This function is intended to be set to `auth-source-debug'."
 (defun auth-source-pass--explain-match-entry-p (entry hostname &optional user port)
   "Explainer function for `auth-source-pass-match-entry-p'.
 
-ENTRY, HOSTNAME, USER and PORT are the same as in `auth-source-pass-match-entry-p'."
+ENTRY, HOSTNAME, USER and PORT are the same as in
+`auth-source-pass-match-entry-p'."
   `(entry
     ,entry
     store
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ HOSTNAME, USER and PORT are passed unchanged to
 (defun auth-source-pass--explain-includes-sorted-entries (entries hostname &optional user port)
   "Explainer function for `auth-source-pass--includes-sorted-entries'.
 
-ENTRIES, HOSTNAME, USER and PORT are the same as in `auth-source-pass--includes-sorted-entries'."
+ENTRIES, HOSTNAME, USER and PORT are the same as in
+`auth-source-pass--includes-sorted-entries'."
   `(store
     ,(auth-source-pass-entries)
     matching-entries
diff --git a/test/lisp/international/ucs-normalize-tests.el b/test/lisp/international/ucs-normalize-tests.el
index 52c3d3704eb..eb577b97dc4 100644
--- a/test/lisp/international/ucs-normalize-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/international/ucs-normalize-tests.el
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ The following invariants must be true for all conformant implementations..."
 
 (defsubst ucs-normalize-tests--rule2-holds-p (X)
  "Check 2nd conformance rule.
-For every code point X assigned in this version of Unicode that is not specifically
-listed in Part 1, the following invariants must be true for all conformant
-implementations:
+For every code point X assigned in this version of Unicode that
+is not specifically listed in Part 1, the following invariants
+must be true for all conformant implementations:
 
   X == toNFC(X) == toNFD(X) == toNFKC(X) == toNFKD(X)"
  (and (ucs-normalize-tests--normalization-chareq-p NFC X X)