(Regexps): Clarify that C-j should be preceded by a C-q in interactive use.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/man/search.texi b/man/search.texi
index b4e0b374c4b..997b1d9e921 100644
--- a/man/search.texi
+++ b/man/search.texi
@@ -720,8 +720,11 @@ character set matching whitespace characters, repeated any number of
 times.
 
   To enter the same regexp interactively, you would type @key{TAB} to
-enter a tab, and @kbd{C-j} to enter a newline.  You would also type
-single backslashes as themselves, instead of doubling them for Lisp syntax.
+enter a tab, and @kbd{C-j} to enter a newline.  (When typed
+interactively, @kbd{C-j} should be preceded by a @kbd{C-q}, to prevent
+Emacs from running the command bound to a newline.)  You would also type
+single backslashes as themselves, instead of doubling them for Lisp
+syntax.
 
 @ignore
 @c I commented this out because it is missing vital information