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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml
index ab62c2fcdd..2593d3690b 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ Hello Number: 3378
<pre>
42> <input>E = ets:new(t, []).</input>
-17</pre>
+#Ref&lt;0.1662103692.2407923716.214192></pre>
<p>Command 42 creates an ETS table.</p>
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ false</pre>
<pre>
47> <input>E = ets:new(t, []).</input>
-18
+#Ref&lt;0.1662103692.2407923716.214197>
48> <input>ets:insert({d,1,2}).</input>
* exception error: undefined function ets:insert/1</pre>
@@ -617,10 +617,23 @@ true</pre>
<p>Command 49 successfully inserts the tuple into the ETS table.</p>
<pre>
-50> <input>halt().</input>
+50> <input>ets:insert(#Ref&lt;0.1662103692.2407923716.214197>, {e,3,4}).</input>
+true</pre>
+
+ <p>Command 50 inserts another tuple into the ETS table. This time
+ the first argument is the table identifier itself. The shell can
+ parse commands with pids (<c>&lt;0.60.0></c>), ports
+ (<c>#Port&lt;0.536></c>), references
+ (<c>#Ref&lt;0.1662103692.2407792644.214210></c>), and external
+ functions (<c>#Fun&lt;a.b.1></c>), but the command fails unless
+ the corresponding pid, port, reference, or function can be created
+ in the running system.</p>
+
+ <pre>
+51> <input>halt().</input>
strider 2></pre>
- <p>Command 50 exits the Erlang runtime system.</p>
+ <p>Command 51 exits the Erlang runtime system.</p>
</section>
<section>