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diff --git a/docs/kconfig.txt b/docs/kconfig.txt
index 3f429ed..e349f29 100644
--- a/docs/kconfig.txt
+++ b/docs/kconfig.txt
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Searching in menuconfig:
 	Example:
 		/hotplug
 		This lists all config symbols that contain "hotplug",
-		e.g., HOTPLUG, HOTPLUG_CPU, MEMORY_HOTPLUG.
+		e.g., HOTPLUG_CPU, MEMORY_HOTPLUG.
 
 	For search help, enter / followed TAB-TAB-TAB (to highlight
 	<Help>) and Enter.  This will tell you that you can also use
@@ -174,6 +174,19 @@ Searching in menuconfig:
 
 		/^hotplug
 
+	When searching, symbols are sorted thus:
+	  - exact match first: an exact match is when the search matches
+	    the complete symbol name;
+	  - alphabetical order: when two symbols do not match exactly,
+	    they are sorted in alphabetical order (in the user's current
+	    locale).
+	For example: ^ATH.K matches:
+	    ATH5K ATH9K ATH5K_AHB ATH5K_DEBUG [...] ATH6KL ATH6KL_DEBUG
+	    [...] ATH9K_AHB ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT ATH9K_COMMON [...]
+	of which only ATH5K and ATH9K match exactly and so are sorted
+	first (and in alphabetical order), then come all other symbols,
+	sorted in alphabetical order.
+
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 User interface options for 'menuconfig'