docs: clarify split behavior

jqlang · Aug 6, 2022 · e25cd2e · e25cd2e
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diff --git a/docs/content/manual/manual.yml b/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
@@ -2425,7 +2425,10 @@ sections:
       - title: "`split(regex; flags)`"
         body: |
 
-          For backwards compatibility, `split` splits on a string, not a regex.
+          Splits an input string on each regex match.
+
+          For backwards compatibility, when called with a single argument,
+          `split` splits on a string, not a regex.
 
         example:
           - program: 'split(", *"; null)'