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Mention pcase as a fifth conditional form

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* doc/lispref/control.texi (Conditionals): ...here,
in first para, w/ xref to "Pattern-Matching Conditional".
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@ -148,9 +148,11 @@ following @var{forms}, in textual order, returning the result of
@cindex conditional evaluation @cindex conditional evaluation
Conditional control structures choose among alternatives. Emacs Lisp Conditional control structures choose among alternatives. Emacs Lisp
has four conditional forms: @code{if}, which is much the same as in has five conditional forms: @code{if}, which is much the same as in
other languages; @code{when} and @code{unless}, which are variants of other languages; @code{when} and @code{unless}, which are variants of
@code{if}; and @code{cond}, which is a generalized case statement. @code{if}; @code{cond}, which is a generalized case statement;
and @code{pcase}, which is a generalization of @code{cond}
(@pxref{Pattern-Matching Conditional}).
@defspec if condition then-form else-forms@dots{} @defspec if condition then-form else-forms@dots{}
@code{if} chooses between the @var{then-form} and the @var{else-forms} @code{if} chooses between the @var{then-form} and the @var{else-forms}