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+++ b/system/doc/programming_examples/bit_syntax.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
<section>
<title>Introduction</title>
+ <p>The complete specification for the bit syntax appears in the
+ <seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:expressions#bit_syntax">Reference Manual</seealso>.</p>
<p>In Erlang, a Bin is used for constructing binaries and matching
binary patterns. A Bin is written with the following syntax:</p>
<code type="none"><![CDATA[
@@ -165,8 +167,9 @@ end.]]></code>
separated by hyphens.</p>
<taglist>
<tag>Type</tag>
- <item>The type can be <c>integer</c>, <c>float</c>, or
- <c>binary</c>.</item>
+ <item>The most commonly used types are <c>integer</c>, <c>float</c>, and <c>binary</c>.
+ See <seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:expressions#bit_syntax">Bit Syntax Expressions in the Reference Manual</seealso> for a complete description.
+</item>
<tag>Signedness</tag>
<item>The signedness specification can be either <c>signed</c>
or <c>unsigned</c>. Notice that signedness only matters for