produced when the Control key is depressed and the @key{k} key is struck.
The text @kbd{M-k} is read as `Meta-K' and describes the character
-produced when the meta key (if you have one) is depressed, and the @key{k}
-key is struck. If you do not have a meta key, the identical keystroke
-can be generated by typing @key{ESC} @i{first}, and then typing @key{k}.
-Either process is known as @dfn{metafying} the @key{k} key.
+produced when the meta key (if you have one) is depressed, and the
+@key{k} key is struck. If you do not have a meta key, it is equivalent
+to type @key{ESC} @i{first}, and then type @key{k}. Either process is
+known as @dfn{metafying} the @key{k} key.
The text @kbd{M-C-k} is read as `Meta-Control-k' and describes the
character produced by @dfn{metafying} @kbd{C-k}.
@item unix-word-rubout (C-w)
Do what C-w used to do in Unix line input. The killed text is saved
-on the kill-ring. This is different than backward-kill-word because
+on the kill-ring. This is different than @code{backward-kill-word} because
the word boundaries differ.
@item yank (C-y)
@item yank-pop (M-y)
Rotate the kill-ring, and yank the new top. You can only do this if
-the prior command is yank or yank-pop.
+the prior command is @code{yank} or @code{yank-pop}.
@end table
@node Numeric Arguments, Commands For Completion, Commands For Killing, Readline Init Syntax
@item digit-argument (M-0, M-1, ... M--)
Add this digit to the argument already accumulating, or start a new
-argument. M-- starts a negative argument.
+argument. @kbd{M--} starts a negative argument.
@item universal-argument ()
Do what C-u does in emacs. By default, this is not bound.