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diff --git a/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc b/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc
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--- a/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc
+++ b/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ single-quote strings:
'#{1 + 1}' #=> "\#{1 + 1}"
In addition to disabling interpolation, single-quoted strings also disable all
-escape sequences except for the single-quote (<tt>\'</tt>).
+escape sequences except for the single-quote (<tt>\'</tt>) and backslash
+(<tt>\\\\</tt>).
You may also create strings using <tt>%</tt>: