diff --git a/reference/stream/constants.xml b/reference/stream/constants.xml
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+++ b/reference/stream/constants.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
+<!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ -->
+<section id="stream.constants">
+ &reftitle.constants;
+ &extension.constants;
+ <para>
+  <informaltable>
+   <tgroup cols="2">
+    <thead>
+     <row>
+      <entry>Constant</entry>
+      <entry>Description</entry>
+     </row>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+     <row>
+      <entry><constant>STREAM_FILTER_READ</constant></entry>
+      <entry>
+       Used with <function>stream_filter_append</function> and
+       <function>stream_filter_prepend</function> to indicate
+       that the specified filter should only be applied when
+       <emphasis>reading</emphasis>
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry><constant>STREAM_FILTER_WRITE</constant></entry>
+      <entry>
+       Used with <function>stream_filter_append</function> and
+       <function>stream_filter_prepend</function> to indicate
+       that the specified filter should only be applied when
+       <emphasis>writting</emphasis>
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry><constant>STREAM_FILTER_ALL</constant></entry>
+      <entry>
+       This constant is equivalent to 
+       <literal><constant>STREAM_FILTER_READ</constant> |
+       <constant>STREAM_FILTER_WRITE</constant></literal>
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry><constant>STREAM_USE_PATH</constant></entry>
+      <entry><literal>Flag</literal> indicating if the <literal>stream</literal>
+       used the include path.
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry><constant>STREAM_REPORT_ERRORS</constant></entry>
+      <entry><literal>Flag</literal> indicating if the <literal>wrapper</literal>
+       is responsible for raising errors using <function>trigger_error</function> 
+       during opening of the stream.  If this flag is not set, you
+       should not raise any errors.
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+    </tbody>
+   </tgroup>
+  </informaltable>
+ </para>
+</section>
+
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+
+
diff --git a/reference/stream/reference.xml b/reference/stream/reference.xml
index cb50571468..c090f0fc47 100644
--- a/reference/stream/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/stream/reference.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.10 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.11 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.stream">
   <title>Stream functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Streams</titleabbrev>
@@ -98,63 +98,7 @@
     </simpara>
    </section>
 
-   <section id="stream.constants">
-    &reftitle.constants;
-    <para>
-     <informaltable>
-      <tgroup cols="2">
-       <thead>
-        <row>
-         <entry>Constant</entry>
-         <entry>Description</entry>
-        </row>
-       </thead>
-       <tbody>
-        <row>
-         <entry><constant>STREAM_FILTER_READ</constant></entry>
-         <entry>
-          Used with <function>stream_filter_append</function> and
-          <function>stream_filter_prepend</function> to indicate
-          that the specified filter should only be applied when
-          <emphasis>reading</emphasis>
-         </entry>
-        </row>
-        <row>
-         <entry><constant>STREAM_FILTER_WRITE</constant></entry>
-         <entry>
-          Used with <function>stream_filter_append</function> and
-          <function>stream_filter_prepend</function> to indicate
-          that the specified filter should only be applied when
-          <emphasis>writting</emphasis>
-         </entry>
-        </row>
-        <row>
-         <entry><constant>STREAM_FILTER_ALL</constant></entry>
-         <entry>
-          This constant is equivalent to 
-          <literal><constant>STREAM_FILTER_READ</constant> |
-          <constant>STREAM_FILTER_WRITE</constant></literal>
-         </entry>
-        </row>
-        <row>
-         <entry><constant>STREAM_USE_PATH</constant></entry>
-         <entry><literal>Flag</literal> indicating if the <literal>stream</literal>
-          used the include path.
-         </entry>
-        </row>
-        <row>
-         <entry><constant>STREAM_REPORT_ERRORS</constant></entry>
-         <entry><literal>Flag</literal> indicating if the <literal>wrapper</literal>
-          is responsible for raising errors using <function>trigger_error</function> 
-          during opening of the stream.  If this flag is not set, you
-          should not raise any errors.
-         </entry>
-        </row>
-       </tbody>
-      </tgroup>
-     </informaltable>
-    </para>
-   </section>
+   &reference.stream.constants;
 
    <section id="stream.errors">
     <title>Stream Errors</title>