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diff --git a/src/backend/regex/re_syntax.n b/src/backend/regex/re_syntax.n
index 1afaa7cce7c..93830fd1000 100644
--- a/src/backend/regex/re_syntax.n
+++ b/src/backend/regex/re_syntax.n
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ and bracket expressions using
\fB^\fR
will never match the newline character
(so that matches will never cross newlines unless the RE
-explicitly arranges it)
+explicitly includes a newline)
and
\fB^\fR
and
@@ -817,6 +817,11 @@ ARE
and
\fB\eZ\fR
continue to match beginning or end of string \fIonly\fR.
+Also, the character class shorthands
+\fB\eD\fR
+and
+\fB\eW\fR
+will match a newline regardless of this mode.
.PP
If partial newline-sensitive matching is specified,
this affects \fB.\fR