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diff --git a/doc/manual.cli b/doc/manual.cli index ec0a535..117891e 100644 --- a/doc/manual.cli +++ b/doc/manual.cli @@ -539,6 +539,35 @@ example: url: http://git.example.com/?p=foo\;a=tree \ +The only other recognized escape sequence in such values is \c{\\\\}, which is +replaced with a single backslash. If a backslash is followed by any other +character, then it is treated literally. + +If a value with a comment is multi-line, then \c{;} must appear on a separate +line, for example: + +\ +url:\ +http://git.example.com/?p=foo;a=tree +; +Git repository tree. +\\ +\ + +In this case, only lines that consist of a sole non-comment semicolon need +escaping, for example: + +\ +license:\ +other: strange +\; +license +\\ +\ + +The only other recognized escape sequence in such multi-line values is lines +consisting of two or more backslashes followed by a semicolon. + In the manifest specifications described below optional components are enclosed in square brackets (\c{[]}). If the name is enclosed in \c{[]} then the name-value pair is optional, otherwise \- required. For example: |