diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt
index c8e392c..b152450 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW.txt
+++ b/WHATSNEW.txt
@@ -244,6 +244,13 @@
   "normal values".
 
 
+- You can use the CMDSHELL option to define a string that will be
+  prepended to each manually entered command.  The feature is off
+  by default.  If enabled, it can be suppressed by entering "\"
+  as the first character in the manually entered command.  This makes
+  it easy to create a default visual/GUI context for each command you
+  enter manually.
+
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 twander 2.34: