Merge pull request JuliaLang#17236 from 0/docbackslash

Add missing backslashes in readdlm docstrings
Cthulhoni · Jul 2, 2016 · 6e7b519 · 6e7b519
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diff --git a/base/docs/helpdb/Base.jl b/base/docs/helpdb/Base.jl
@@ -3643,14 +3643,14 @@ readdlm(source, delim::Char, eol::Char)
 """
     readdlm(source, delim::Char, T::Type; options...)
 
-The end of line delimiter is taken as `n`.
+The end of line delimiter is taken as `\\n`.
 """
 readdlm(source, delim::Char, T::Type)
 
 """
     readdlm(source, delim::Char; options...)
 
-The end of line delimiter is taken as `n`. If all data is numeric, the result will be a
+The end of line delimiter is taken as `\\n`. If all data is numeric, the result will be a
 numeric array. If some elements cannot be parsed as numbers, a heterogeneous array of
 numbers and strings is returned.
 """
@@ -3660,15 +3660,15 @@ readdlm(source, delim::Char)
     readdlm(source, T::Type; options...)
 
 The columns are assumed to be separated by one or more whitespaces. The end of line
-delimiter is taken as `n`.
+delimiter is taken as `\\n`.
 """
 readdlm(source, T::Type)
 
 """
     readdlm(source; options...)
 
 The columns are assumed to be separated by one or more whitespaces. The end of line
-delimiter is taken as `n`. If all data is numeric, the result will be a numeric array. If
+delimiter is taken as `\\n`. If all data is numeric, the result will be a numeric array. If
 some elements cannot be parsed as numbers, a heterogeneous array of numbers and strings
 is returned.
 """

diff --git a/doc/stdlib/io-network.rst b/doc/stdlib/io-network.rst
@@ -588,25 +588,25 @@ Text I/O
 
    .. Docstring generated from Julia source
 
-   The end of line delimiter is taken as ``n``\ .
+   The end of line delimiter is taken as ``\n``\ .
 
 .. function:: readdlm(source, delim::Char; options...)
 
    .. Docstring generated from Julia source
 
-   The end of line delimiter is taken as ``n``\ . If all data is numeric, the result will be a numeric array. If some elements cannot be parsed as numbers, a heterogeneous array of numbers and strings is returned.
+   The end of line delimiter is taken as ``\n``\ . If all data is numeric, the result will be a numeric array. If some elements cannot be parsed as numbers, a heterogeneous array of numbers and strings is returned.
 
 .. function:: readdlm(source, T::Type; options...)
 
    .. Docstring generated from Julia source
 
-   The columns are assumed to be separated by one or more whitespaces. The end of line delimiter is taken as ``n``\ .
+   The columns are assumed to be separated by one or more whitespaces. The end of line delimiter is taken as ``\n``\ .
 
 .. function:: readdlm(source; options...)
 
    .. Docstring generated from Julia source
 
-   The columns are assumed to be separated by one or more whitespaces. The end of line delimiter is taken as ``n``\ . If all data is numeric, the result will be a numeric array. If some elements cannot be parsed as numbers, a heterogeneous array of numbers and strings is returned.
+   The columns are assumed to be separated by one or more whitespaces. The end of line delimiter is taken as ``\n``\ . If all data is numeric, the result will be a numeric array. If some elements cannot be parsed as numbers, a heterogeneous array of numbers and strings is returned.
 
 .. function:: writedlm(f, A, delim='\\t')