diff --git a/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt b/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
index e5fc361..fd062b2 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
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 2. Defining autocommands				*autocmd-define*
 
-Note: The ":autocmd" command cannot be followed by another command, since any
-'|' is considered part of the command.
-
 							*:au* *:autocmd*
 :au[tocmd] [group] {event} {pat} [nested] {cmd}
 			Add {cmd} to the list of commands that Vim will
@@ -67,6 +64,12 @@
 The special pattern <buffer> or <buffer=N> defines a buffer-local autocommand.
 See |autocmd-buflocal|.
 
+Note: The ":autocmd" command can only be followed by another command when the
+'|' appears before {cmd}.  This works: >
+	:augroup mine | au! BufRead | augroup END
+But this sees "augroup" as part of the defined command: >
+	:augroup mine | au BufRead * set tw=70 | augroup END
+
 Note that special characters (e.g., "%", "<cword>") in the ":autocmd"
 arguments are not expanded when the autocommand is defined.  These will be
 expanded when the Event is recognized, and the {cmd} is executed.  The only