diff --git a/runtime/doc/cmdline.txt b/runtime/doc/cmdline.txt
index ec354ec..f577ef2 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/cmdline.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/cmdline.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*cmdline.txt*   For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2005 Nov 21
+*cmdline.txt*   For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2005 Dec 23
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -692,6 +692,12 @@
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 6. Ex special characters				*cmdline-special*
 
+Note: These are special characters in the executed command line.  If you want
+to insert special things while typing you can use the CTRL-R command.  For
+example, "%" stands for the current file name, while CTRL-R % inserts the
+current file name right away.  See |c_CTRL-R|.
+
+
 In Ex commands, at places where a file name can be used, the following
 characters have a special meaning.  These can also be used in the expression
 function expand() |expand()|.