#2836: backport new string formatting docs.
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
index e274020..c0316f6 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst
@@ -612,8 +612,7 @@
'3.750000e+00'
A variety of presentation types are available. Consult the 2.6
-documentation for a complete list (XXX add link, once it's in the 2.6
-docs), but here's a sample::
+documentation for a :ref:`complete list <formatstrings>`; here's a sample::
'b' - Binary. Outputs the number in base 2.
'c' - Character. Converts the integer to the corresponding