From 677befc4614e75eb6f8c35c29254d3eebb3d149d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:53:15 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Document that underscores in numbers is permitted.

---
 doc/nasmdoc.src | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/nasmdoc.src b/doc/nasmdoc.src
index 58db3129..07a60053 100644
--- a/doc/nasmdoc.src
+++ b/doc/nasmdoc.src
@@ -1431,6 +1431,9 @@ that the \I{$, prefix}\c{$} prefix does double duty as a prefix on
 identifiers (see \k{syntax}), so a hex number prefixed with a \c{$}
 sign must have a digit after the \c{$} rather than a letter.
 
+Numeric constants can have underscores (\c{_}) interspersed to break
+up long strings.
+
 Some examples:
 
 \c         mov     ax,100          ; decimal
@@ -1440,6 +1443,7 @@ Some examples:
 \c         mov     ax,777q         ; octal
 \c         mov     ax,777o         ; octal again
 \c         mov     ax,10010011b    ; binary
+\c         mov     ax,1001_0011b   ; same binary constant
 
 
 \S{chrconst} \i{Character Constants}
@@ -1536,6 +1540,9 @@ digits, period, optionally more hexadeximal digits, then optionally a
 \c{P} followed by a \e{binary} (not hexadecimal) exponent in decimal
 notation.
 
+Underscores to break up groups of digits are permitted in
+floating-point constants as well.
+
 Some examples:
 
 \c       db    -0.2                    ; "Quarter precision"
-- 
2.11.4.GIT