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@@ -1838,6 +1838,13 @@ hello 10
class="parameter">filename</replaceable> and executes it as
though it had been typed on the keyboard.
</para>
+ <para>
+ If <replaceable>filename</replaceable> is <literal>-</literal>
+ (hyphen), then standard input is read until an EOF indication
+ or <command>\q</> meta-command. This can be used to intersperse
+ interactive input with input from files. Note that Readline behavior
+ will be used only if it is active at the outermost level.
+ </para>
<note>
<para>
If you want to see the lines on the screen as they are read you