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Subject: bug#41884: 27.0.91;
 `C-h f whitespace-mode' doesn't say that it's a minor mode
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Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> Subject line says it all.  The doc string for a minor mode should tell
> you it's a minor mode.

Should all minor modes say this?  Because there are more examples of
modes that don't, such as:
- display-line-numbers-mode
- whitespace-newline-mode

This is just from taking a quick look.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas