Treat initial-scratch-message as a doc string

[gnu-emacs] / etc / NEWS

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
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@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ so if you want to use it, you can always take a copy from an older Emacs.
 and *Buffer List*.  This makes Emacs convenient to use from the
 command line when `initial-buffer-choice' is non-nil.
 
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+** The value of ‘initial-scratch-message’ is now treated as a doc string
+and can contain escape sequences for command keys, quotes, and the like.
+
 \f
 * Changes in Emacs 25.1