`toggle-read-only' docstring bug

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From: Karl Fogel
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 21:45

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        The documentation for toggle-read-only says:

toggle-read-only: an interactive compiled Lisp function.
(toggle-read-only &optional ARG)

Change whether this buffer is visiting its file read-only.
With arg, set read-only iff arg is positive.
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

        However, (toggle-read-only 'foo) sets the buffer read-only,
even though `foo' cannot be called "positive".  Likewise with
(toggle-read-only t), (toggle-read-only "waterloo"), ... well, you get
the idea.

        This is Earth-shakingly important, and I hope not a moment
will be lost in correcting it.

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