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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml
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@@ -475,9 +475,9 @@ ok</pre>
<p>Prints the argument with the <c>string</c> syntax. The
argument is, if no Unicode translation modifier is present, an
<seealso marker="erts:erlang#iolist_definition">I/O list</seealso>, a binary, or an atom. If the Unicode translation modifier ('t') is in effect, the argument is chardata(), meaning that binaries are in UTF-8. The characters
- are printed without quotes. In this format, the printed
- argument is truncated to the given precision and field
- width.</p>
+ are printed without quotes. The string is first truncated
+ by the given precision and then padded and justified
+ to the given field width. The default precision is the field width.</p>
<p>This format can be used for printing any object and
truncating the output so it fits a specified field:</p>
<pre>
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@ ok</pre>
ok
4> <input>io:fwrite("|~10s|~n", [io_lib:write({hey, hey, hey})]).</input>
|{hey,hey,h|
+5> <input>io:fwrite("|~-10.8s|~n", [io_lib:write({hey, hey, hey})]).</input>
+|{hey,hey |
ok</pre>
<p>A list with integers larger than 255 is considered an error if the Unicode translation modifier is not given:</p>
<pre>