diff -Nuar a/doc/slime.texi b/doc/slime.texi
--- a/doc/slime.texi	2017-08-28 13:51:57.000000000 +0200
+++ b/doc/slime.texi	2018-04-08 17:21:16.004697168 +0200
@@ -1219,7 +1219,8 @@
 Describe the slot at point.
 
 @kbditem{e, slime-inspector-eval}
-Evaluate an expression in the context of the inspected object.
+Evaluate an expression in the context of the inspected object.  The
+variable @code{*} will be bound to the inspected object.
 
 @kbditem{v, slime-inspector-toggle-verbose}
 Toggle between verbose and terse mode. Default is determined by
@@ -1250,8 +1251,7 @@
 Store the value under point in the variable `*'.  This can
 then be used to access the object in the REPL.
 
-@kbditempair{TAB, S-TAB, slime-inspector-next-inspectable-object,
-slime-inspector-previous-inspectable-object}
+@kbditempair{TAB, S-TAB, slime-inspector-next-inspectable-object, slime-inspector-previous-inspectable-object}
 
 Jump to the next and previous inspectable object respectively.
 
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@
 On the emacs side you will use something like
 @example
 (setq slime-net-coding-system 'utf-8-unix)
-(slime-connect "127.0.0.1" 4005))
+(slime-connect "localhost" 4005))
 @end example
 to connect to this lisp image from the same machine.
 
@@ -2028,7 +2028,7 @@
 remote machine.
 
 @example
-ssh -L4005:127.0.0.1:4005 username@@remote.example.com
+ssh -L4005:localhost:4005 username@@remote.example.com
 @end example
 
 That ssh invocation creates an ssh tunnel between the port 4005 on our
@@ -2044,9 +2044,9 @@
 @end example
 
 The @kbd{RET RET} sequence just means that we want to use the default
-host (@code{127.0.0.1}) and the default port (@code{4005}). Even
+host (@code{localhost}) and the default port (@code{4005}). Even
 though we're connecting to a remote machine the ssh tunnel fools Emacs
-into thinking it's actually @code{127.0.0.1}.
+into thinking it's actually @code{localhost}.
 
 @c -----------------------
 @node Setting up pathname translations
@@ -2323,8 +2323,7 @@
 
 @table @kbd
 
-@kbditempair{C-<up>, C-<down>,
-             slime-repl-forward-input, slime-repl-backward-input}
+@kbditempair{C-<up>, C-<down>, slime-repl-forward-input, slime-repl-backward-input}
 Go to the next/previous history item.
 
 @kbditempair{M-n, M-p, slime-repl-next-input, slime-repl-previous-input}
@@ -2333,16 +2332,14 @@
 a row, the second invocation uses the same search pattern (even if the
 current input has changed).
 
-@kbditempair{M-s, M-r,
-slime-repl-next-matching-input, slime-repl-previous-matching-input}
+@kbditempair{M-s, M-r, slime-repl-next-matching-input, slime-repl-previous-matching-input}
 Search forward/reverse through command history with regex
 
 @c @code{slime-repl-@{next,previous@}-input}@*
 @c @code{slime-repl-@{next,previous@}-matching-input}@*
 @c @code{comint}-style input history commands.
 
-@kbditempair{C-c C-n, C-c C-p,
-slime-repl-next-prompt, slime-repl-previous-prompt}
+@kbditempair{C-c C-n, C-c C-p, slime-repl-next-prompt, slime-repl-previous-prompt}
 Move between the current and previous prompts in the @REPL{} buffer.
 Pressing RET on a line with old input copies that line to the newest
 prompt.
@@ -2655,6 +2652,11 @@
 If @code{slime-autodoc-use-multiline-p} is set to non-nil,
 allow long autodoc messages to resize echo area display.
 
+@vindex slime-autodoc-mode-string
+@code{slime-autodoc-mode-string} is a string that will be displayed in
+the mode line when autodoc-mode is enabled, or nil, if you prefer no
+indication. You can customize this variable.
+
 @node ASDF
 @section ASDF