--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*options.txt*	For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2005 Jul 30
+*options.txt*	For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2005 Aug 01
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -2176,10 +2176,10 @@ A jump table for the options with a shor
 	- A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-DOS et al.) means to
 	  put the swap file relative to where the edited file is.  The leading
 	  "." is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
-	- For Unix and Win32, if a directory ends in two path separators, the
-	  swap file name will be built from the complete path to the file
-	  with all path separators substituted to percent '%' signs.  This will
-	  ensure file name uniqueness in the preserve directory.
+	- For Unix and Win32, if a directory ends in two path separators "//"
+	  or "\\", the swap file name will be built from the complete path to
+	  the file with all path separators substituted to percent '%' signs.
+	  This will ensure file name uniqueness in the preserve directory.
 	- Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
 	  of the directory name.  To have a space at the start of a directory
 	  name, precede it with a backslash.