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diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn index 7ad3fac69..2d0d2597e 100644 --- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn +++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn @@ -437,8 +437,10 @@ subdirectories). Specifies a custom output format. The value is a format string, in which '${var}' is expanded to the value of a variable. To right-justify a variable with whitespace, use '${var;width}' ; to left-justify - a variable, use '${var;-width}'. Also, '\\n' is a newline, '\\000' is a NULL, - etc. + a variable, use '${var;-width}'; to escape unusual characters in a variable, + use '${escaped_var}' + + Also, '\\n' is a newline, '\\000' is a NULL, etc. * -c name=value |