:set prompt now understand Haskell String syntax; trace #2652

[ghc-hetmet.git] / docs / users_guide / ghci.xml

diff --git a/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml b/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml
index 402c7cb..d929548 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml
@@ -2386,7 +2386,9 @@ bar
          Inside <replaceable>prompt</replaceable>, the sequence
          <literal>%s</literal> is replaced by the names of the
          modules currently in scope, and <literal>%%</literal> is
-         replaced by <literal>%</literal>.</para>
+         replaced by <literal>%</literal>. If <replaceable>prompt</replaceable>
+      starts with &quot; then it is parsed as a Haskell String;
+      otherwise it is treated as a literal string.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>