diff --git a/dbclient.1 b/dbclient.1
index 29d8cd860692efc7dc89592cf9e4a8f17cb4fbc1..aac32ff88fc891a54d7e341447dd563046e89794 100644
--- a/dbclient.1
+++ b/dbclient.1
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ Login as
 on the remote host.
 .TP
 .B \-t
-Allocate a pty.
+Allocate a PTY.
 .TP
 .B \-T
-Don't allocate a pty.
+Don't allocate a PTY.
 .TP
 .B \-N
 Don't request a remote shell or run any commands. Any command arguments are ignored.
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ Note that hostnames are resolved by the prior hop (so "canyons" would be resolve
 in the example above, the same way as other -L TCP forwarded hosts are. Host keys are 
 checked locally based on the given hostname.
 
+.SH ESCAPE CHARACTERS
+Typing a newline followed by the  key sequence \fI~.\fR (tilde, dot) will terminate a connection.
+The sequence \fI~^Z\fR (tilde, ctrl-z) will background the connection. This behaviour only
+applies when a PTY is used.
+
 .SH ENVIRONMENT
 .TP
 .B DROPBEAR_PASSWORD