'describe-function' quotes function name

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From: cavatina
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 21:07

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(All versions of emacs, as far as i know)

Type C-h f ` RET
It will describe the function '`', but the name of the function on the
first line will be quoted with a '\'.
Is that what it is really intended to do?
Since the funciton name here is intended to be read by human & not by
the 'read' function, wouldn't it be more desirable to have it not
quote the funciton name, i.e. the funciton name be printed with
'princ' instead of 'prin1'?

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