diff --git a/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt b/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
index 66e94b0b8b..490ad44563 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*autocmd.txt*   For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Sep 02
+*autocmd.txt*   For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Sep 11
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -1629,7 +1629,8 @@ The pattern is interpreted like mostly used in file names:
 
 Note that for all systems the '/' character is used for path separator (even
 for MS-Windows).  This was done because the backslash is difficult to use in a
-pattern and to make the autocommands portable across different systems.
+pattern and to make the autocommands portable across different systems.  To
+only match a '/' on all platforms (e.g. in a non-file pattern), use "\/".
 
 It is possible to use |pattern| items, but they may not work as expected,
 because of the translation done for the above.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index 6d6f341bcb..7d891a1cfc 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -5088,8 +5088,8 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	autocmd.  Example: >
 		augroup vimrc-incsearch-highlight
 		  autocmd!
-		  autocmd CmdlineEnter /,\? :set hlsearch
-		  autocmd CmdlineLeave /,\? :set nohlsearch
+		  autocmd CmdlineEnter [\/\?] :set hlsearch
+		  autocmd CmdlineLeave [\/\?] :set nohlsearch
 		augroup END
 <
 	CTRL-L can be used to add one character from after the current match