1 files changed, 23 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
index cf2d5034aa..94e40dd077 100644
--- a/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
+++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
@@ -1340,9 +1340,9 @@ hello</pre>
     <code type="none">
 try Exprs
 catch
-    [Class1:]ExceptionPattern1 [when ExceptionGuardSeq1] ->
+    Class1:ExceptionPattern1[:Stacktrace] [when ExceptionGuardSeq1] ->
         ExceptionBody1;
-    [ClassN:]ExceptionPatternN [when ExceptionGuardSeqN] ->
+    ClassN:ExceptionPatternN[:Stacktrace] [when ExceptionGuardSeqN] ->
         ExceptionBodyN
 end</code>
     <p>This is an enhancement of
@@ -1362,10 +1362,12 @@ end</code>
       the evaluation. In that case the exception is caught and
       the patterns <c>ExceptionPattern</c> with the right exception
       class <c>Class</c> are sequentially matched against the caught
-      exception. An omitted <c>Class</c> is shorthand for <c>throw</c>.
-      If a match succeeds and the optional guard sequence
+      exception. If a match succeeds and the optional guard sequence
       <c>ExceptionGuardSeq</c> is true, the corresponding
       <c>ExceptionBody</c> is evaluated to become the return value.</p>
+    <p><c>Stacktrace</c>, if specified, must be the name of a variable
+      (not a pattern). The stack trace is bound to the variable when
+      the corresponding <c>ExceptionPattern</c> matches.</p>
     <p>If an exception occurs during evaluation of <c>Exprs</c> but
       there is no matching <c>ExceptionPattern</c> of the right
       <c>Class</c> with a true guard sequence, the exception is passed
@@ -1373,6 +1375,18 @@ end</code>
       expression.</p>
     <p>If an exception occurs during evaluation of <c>ExceptionBody</c>,
       it is not caught.</p>
+    <p>It is allowed to omit <c>Class</c> and <c>Stacktrace</c>.
+      An omitted <c>Class</c> is shorthand for <c>throw</c>:</p>
+
+    <code type="none">
+try Exprs
+catch
+    ExceptionPattern1 [when ExceptionGuardSeq1] ->
+        ExceptionBody1;
+    ExceptionPatternN [when ExceptionGuardSeqN] ->
+        ExceptionBodyN
+end</code>
+
     <p>The <c>try</c> expression can have an <c>of</c>
       section:
       </p>
@@ -1384,10 +1398,10 @@ try Exprs of
     PatternN [when GuardSeqN] ->
         BodyN
 catch
-    [Class1:]ExceptionPattern1 [when ExceptionGuardSeq1] ->
+    Class1:ExceptionPattern1[:Stacktrace] [when ExceptionGuardSeq1] ->
         ExceptionBody1;
     ...;
-    [ClassN:]ExceptionPatternN [when ExceptionGuardSeqN] ->
+    ClassN:ExceptionPatternN[:Stacktrace] [when ExceptionGuardSeqN] ->
         ExceptionBodyN
 end</code>
     <p>If the evaluation of <c>Exprs</c> succeeds without an exception,
@@ -1408,10 +1422,10 @@ try Exprs of
     PatternN [when GuardSeqN] ->
         BodyN
 catch
-    [Class1:]ExceptionPattern1 [when ExceptionGuardSeq1] ->
+    Class1:ExceptionPattern1[:Stacktrace] [when ExceptionGuardSeq1] ->
         ExceptionBody1;
     ...;
-    [ClassN:]ExceptionPatternN [when ExceptionGuardSeqN] ->
+    ClassN:ExceptionPatternN[:Stacktrace] [when ExceptionGuardSeqN] ->
         ExceptionBodyN
 after
     AfterBody
@@ -1470,7 +1484,7 @@ try Expr
 catch
     throw:Term -> Term;
     exit:Reason -> {'EXIT',Reason}
-    error:Reason -> {'EXIT',{Reason,erlang:get_stacktrace()}}
+    error:Reason:Stk -> {'EXIT',{Reason,Stk}}
 end</code>
   </section>