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@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ While reading the password, signal generation
.BR SIGSTOP ,
.BR SIGTSTP )
is disabled and the corresponding characters
-(usually control-C, control-\e, control-Z and control-Y)
+(usually control-C, control-\\, control-Z and control-Y)
are transmitted as part of the password.
Since libc 5.4.19 also line editing is disabled, so that also
backspace and the like will be seen as part of the password.