emacs::maxima C-h v or describe("variable-name")?



Hello

how would one finds the state of a variable when using
the Inferior Maxima mode under emacs, the regular
emacs key C-h v %EDISPFLAG and 
(%i179) describe("%EDISPFLAG"); does
not seem to be pulling it out, it gives the section
from the info pages about the variable but not its
state

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(%i179) describe("%EDISPFLAG");


 0: %EDISPFLAG :(maxima.info)Definitions for Input and
Output.

Info from file /usr/share/info/maxima.info:%EDISPFLAG
     default: [FALSE] - if TRUE, MACSYMA displays %E
to a negative
     exponent as a quotient, i.e. %E^-X as 1/%E^X.
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thanks

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