argument @var{buffer} is @code{nil}, the current buffer is assumed.
@end deffn
-@deffn Command delete-char count &optional killp
+@deffn Command delete-char &optional count killp
This command deletes @var{count} characters directly after point, or
-before point if @var{count} is negative. If @var{killp} is
-non-@code{nil}, then it saves the deleted characters in the kill ring.
+before point if @var{count} is negative. @var{count} defaults to @code{1}.
+If @var{killp} is non-@code{nil}, then it saves the deleted characters
+in the kill ring.
In an interactive call, @var{count} is the numeric prefix argument, and
@var{killp} is the unprocessed prefix argument. Therefore, if a prefix
The value returned is always @code{nil}.
@end deffn
-@deffn Command delete-backward-char count &optional killp
+@deffn Command delete-backward-char &optional count killp
@cindex delete previous char
This command deletes @var{count} characters directly before point, or
-after point if @var{count} is negative. If @var{killp} is
-non-@code{nil}, then it saves the deleted characters in the kill ring.
+after point if @var{count} is negative. @var{count} defaults to 1.
+If @var{killp} is non-@code{nil}, then it saves the deleted characters
+in the kill ring.
In an interactive call, @var{count} is the numeric prefix argument, and
@var{killp} is the unprocessed prefix argument. Therefore, if a prefix