diff --git a/docs/source/debugger/general.rst b/docs/source/debugger/general.rst
index 32e794c79f7..441374ae456 100644
--- a/docs/source/debugger/general.rst
+++ b/docs/source/debugger/general.rst
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ printf
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 | Prints PC=<pcval> where <pcval> is displayed in hexadecimal with 4 digits with zero-fill.
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-|  printf "A=%d, B=%d\nC=%d",a,b,a+b
+|  printf "A=%d, B=%d\\nC=%d",a,b,a+b
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 | Prints A=<aval>, B=<bval> on one line, and C=<a+bval> on a second line.
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@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ logerror
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 | Logs PC=<pcval> where <pcval> is displayed in hexadecimal with 4 digits with zero-fill.
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-|  logerror "A=%d, B=%d\nC=%d",a,b,a+b
+|  logerror "A=%d, B=%d\\nC=%d",a,b,a+b
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 | Logs A=<aval>, B=<bval> on one line, and C=<a+bval> on a second line.
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@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ tracelog
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 | Outputs PC=<pcval> where <pcval> is displayed in hexadecimal with 4 digits with zero-fill.
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-|  printf "A=%d, B=%d\nC=%d",a,b,a+b
+|  printf "A=%d, B=%d\\nC=%d",a,b,a+b
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 | Outputs A=<aval>, B=<bval> on one line, and C=<a+bval> on a second line.
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