diff --git a/language-snippets.ent b/language-snippets.ent
index b0642a8a03..f041b00a38 100644
--- a/language-snippets.ent
+++ b/language-snippets.ent
@@ -3410,6 +3410,44 @@ local: {
</varlistentry>
'>
+<!ENTITY strings.scanf.parameter.format '
+<varlistentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
+ <term><parameter>format</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The interpreted format for <parameter>string</parameter>, which is
+ described in the documentation for <function>sprintf</function> with
+ following differences:
+ <simplelist>
+ <member>
+ Function is not locale-aware.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <literal>F</literal>, <literal>g</literal>, <literal>G</literal> and
+ <literal>b</literal> are not supported.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <literal>D</literal> stands for decimal number.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <literal>i</literal> stands for integer with base detection.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <literal>n</literal> stands for number of characters processed so far.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <literal>s</literal> stops reading at any whitespace character.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <literal>*</literal> instead of <literal>argnum$</literal> suppresses
+ the assignment of this conversion specification.
+ </member>
+ </simplelist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+'>
+
<!ENTITY strings.parameter.needle.non-string '
<para xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
Prior to PHP 8.0.0, if <parameter>needle</parameter> is not a string, it is converted
diff --git a/reference/filesystem/functions/fscanf.xml b/reference/filesystem/functions/fscanf.xml
index 1017a4292a..d32b2a7275 100644
--- a/reference/filesystem/functions/fscanf.xml
+++ b/reference/filesystem/functions/fscanf.xml
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@
The function <function>fscanf</function> is similar to
<function>sscanf</function>, but it takes its input from a file
associated with <parameter>stream</parameter> and interprets the
- input according to the specified <parameter>format</parameter>, which is
- described in the documentation for <function>sprintf</function>.
+ input according to the specified <parameter>format</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
Any whitespace in the format string matches any whitespace in the input
- stream. This means that even a tab <literal>\t</literal> in the format
+ stream. This means that even a tab (<literal>\t</literal>) in the format
string can match a single space character in the input stream.
</para>
<para>
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@
&fs.file.pointer;
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- &strings.parameter.format;
+ &strings.scanf.parameter.format;
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>vars</parameter></term>
<listitem>
diff --git a/reference/spl/splfileobject/fscanf.xml b/reference/spl/splfileobject/fscanf.xml
index 6318d2c2dc..eeb54d9327 100644
--- a/reference/spl/splfileobject/fscanf.xml
+++ b/reference/spl/splfileobject/fscanf.xml
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@
<methodparam rep="repeat"><type>mixed</type><parameter role="reference">vars</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
- Reads a line from the file and interprets it according to the specified <parameter>format</parameter>, which is
- described in the documentation for <function>sprintf</function>.
+ Reads a line from the file and interprets it according to the specified <parameter>format</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
Any whitespace in the <parameter>format</parameter> string matches any whitespace in the line from the file.
- This means that even a tab <literal>\t</literal> in the format string can match a single space character in the input stream.
+ This means that even a tab (<literal>\t</literal>) in the format string can match a single space character in the input stream.
</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
- &strings.parameter.format;
+ &strings.scanf.parameter.format;
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>vars</parameter></term>
<listitem>
diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/sscanf.xml b/reference/strings/functions/sscanf.xml
index 343e4f1316..40977dca7b 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/sscanf.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/sscanf.xml
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@
The function <function>sscanf</function> is the input analog of
<function>printf</function>. <function>sscanf</function> reads
from the string <parameter>string</parameter> and interprets it
- according to the specified <parameter>format</parameter>, which is
- described in the documentation for <function>sprintf</function>.
+ according to the specified <parameter>format</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
Any whitespace in the format string matches any whitespace in the input
- string. This means that even a tab \t in the format string can match a
+ string. This means that even a tab (<literal>\t</literal>) in the format string can match a
single space character in the input string.
</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -40,37 +39,7 @@
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>format</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The interpreted format for <parameter>string</parameter>, which is
- described in the documentation for <function>sprintf</function> with
- following differences:
- <simplelist>
- <member>
- Function is not locale-aware.
- </member>
- <member>
- <literal>F</literal>, <literal>g</literal>, <literal>G</literal> and
- <literal>b</literal> are not supported.
- </member>
- <member>
- <literal>D</literal> stands for decimal number.
- </member>
- <member>
- <literal>i</literal> stands for integer with base detection.
- </member>
- <member>
- <literal>n</literal> stands for number of characters processed so far.
- </member>
- <member>
- <literal>s</literal> stops reading at any whitespace character.
- </member>
- </simplelist>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
+ &strings.scanf.parameter.format;
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>vars</parameter></term>
<listitem>