Add documentation for last change in eww.el

* doc/misc/eww.texi (Basics): Document the prefix arg effect
on "M-x eww".  (Bug#34374)

* etc/NEWS: Mention the change in behavior of 'eww'.

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/misc/eww.texi b/doc/misc/eww.texi
index d7dc32846e3..8dc58e84257 100644
--- a/doc/misc/eww.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/eww.texi
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ searched via @code{eww-search-prefix}.  The default search engine is
 either prefix the file name with @code{file://} or use the command
 @kbd{M-x eww-open-file}.
 
+  If you invoke @code{eww} with a prefix argument, as in @w{@kbd{C-u
+M-x eww}}, it will create a new EWW buffer instead of reusing the
+default one, which is normally called @file{*eww*}.
+
 @findex eww-quit
 @findex eww-reload
 @findex eww-copy-page-url
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 73332a8a131..70a50c02c4e 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -661,6 +661,11 @@ and its value has been changed to Duck Duck Go.
 ** eww/shr
 
 +++
+*** The 'eww' command can now create a new EWW buffer.
+Invoking the command with a prefix argument will cause it to create a
+new EWW buffer for the URL instead of reusing the default one.
+
++++
 *** The 'd' ('eww-download') command now falls back to current page's URL.
 If this command is invoked with no URL at point, it now downloads the
 current page instead of signaling an error.