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This one-line change fixes it: diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el index e6496f6..53e99e7 100644 --- a/lisp/help.el +++ b/lisp/help.el @@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ If INSERT (the prefix arg) is non-nil, insert the message in the buffer." (unless definition (error "No command")) (let ((func (indirect-function definition)) (defs nil) - (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) t))) + (standard-output (if insert (current-buffer) standard-output))) ;; In DEFS, find all symbols that are aliases for DEFINITION. (mapatoms (lambda (symbol) (and (fboundp symbol)