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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml
index 4a2b425e8e..a3df2897ac 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml
@@ -163,16 +163,20 @@
<p>Returns a character list that represents <c><anno>Data</anno></c>
formatted in accordance with <c><anno>Format</anno></c> in
the same way as
- <seealso marker="#fwrite/2"><c>fwrite/2</c></seealso> and
- <seealso marker="#format/2"><c>format/2</c></seealso>,
- but takes an extra argument, a list of options.</p>
- <p>Available options:</p>
- <taglist>
- <tag><c><anno>CharsLimit</anno></c></tag>
- <item>
- <p>A soft limit on the number of characters returned.</p>
- </item>
- </taglist>
+ <seealso marker="#fwrite/2"><c>fwrite/2</c></seealso> and
+ <seealso marker="#format/2"><c>format/2</c></seealso>,
+ but takes an extra argument, a list of options.</p>
+ <p>Valid option:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>{chars_limit, <anno>CharsLimit</anno>}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>A soft limit on the number of characters returned.
+ When the number of characters is reached, remaining
+ structures are replaced by "<c>...</c>".
+ <c><anno>CharsLimit</anno></c> defaults to -1, which
+ means no limit on the number of characters returned.</p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -390,11 +394,11 @@
everything below this level is replaced by "<c>...</c>".
<c><anno>Depth</anno></c> defaults to -1, which means
no limitation. Option <c><anno>CharsLimit</anno></c> puts a
- soft limit on the number of characters returned. When the
- number of characters is reached, remaining structures are
- replaced by "<c>...</c>". <c><anno>CharsLimit</anno></c>
- defaults to -1, which means no limit on the number of
- characters returned.</p>
+ soft limit on the number of characters returned. When the
+ number of characters is reached, remaining structures are
+ replaced by "<c>...</c>". <c><anno>CharsLimit</anno></c>
+ defaults to -1, which means no limit on the number of
+ characters returned.</p>
<p><em>Example:</em></p>
<pre>
1> <input>lists:flatten(io_lib:write({1,[2],[3],[4,5],6,7,8,9})).</input>