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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 97ab02d..c0d928a 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-11-24 Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (File Options): Change description of -nx and gdb.ini to
+ specifically refer to MS-DOS.
+ (command files): Mention gdb.ini is only used on MS-DOS.
+
2001-11-21 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Invoking GDB): Document --args.
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 4d55b7a..f682067 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ batch mode or quiet mode.
@cindex @code{--nx}
@cindex @code{-n}
Do not execute commands found in any initialization files (normally
-called @file{.gdbinit}, or @file{gdb.ini} on PCs). Normally,
+called @file{.gdbinit} or @file{gdb.ini} under MS-DOS). Normally,
@value{GDBN} executes the commands in these files after all the command
options and arguments have been processed. @xref{Command Files,,Command
files}.
@@ -13067,8 +13067,9 @@ the last command, as it would from the terminal.
@cindex @file{.gdbinit}
@cindex @file{gdb.ini}
When you start @value{GDBN}, it automatically executes commands from its
-@dfn{init files}. These are files named @file{.gdbinit} on Unix and
-@file{gdb.ini} on DOS/Windows. During startup, @value{GDBN} does the
+@dfn{init files}. These files are normally named @file{.gdbinit} although
+filename limitations require that they be named @file{gdb.ini} on MS-DOS.
+During startup, @value{GDBN} does the
following:
@enumerate