Index: gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
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diff -u -p -r1.504 gdb.texinfo
--- gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo	10 Jun 2008 10:23:53 -0000	1.504
+++ gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo	11 Jun 2008 14:04:34 -0000
@@ -18018,6 +18018,10 @@ list.  Each option is identified by a le
 followed by an optional argument parameter.  Options occur first in the
 parameter list and can be delimited from normal parameters using
 @samp{--} (this is useful when some parameters begin with a dash).
+
+@item
+Within @var{c-string}, all escape sequences allowed by the C language
+are recognized.  Escape sequences are not allowed in @var{non-blank-sequence}.
 @end itemize
 
 Pragmatics: