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diff --git a/doc/cli.xhtml b/doc/cli.xhtml index 5a136af..e23b55a 100644 --- a/doc/cli.xhtml +++ b/doc/cli.xhtml @@ -212,11 +212,12 @@ <dd>Read additional options from <i>file</i> with each option appearing on a separate line optionally followed by space and an option value. Empty lines and lines starting with <code><b>#</b></code> are ignored. Option values can - be enclosed in double quotes (<code><b>""</b></code>) to preserve leading - and trailing whitespaces as well as to specify empty values. If the value - itself contains trailing or leading double quote, enclose it with an extra - pair of double quotes, for example <code><b>""x""</b></code>. Non-leading - and non-trailing quotes are interpreted as being part of the option value. + be enclosed in double (<code><b>"</b></code>) or single + (<code><b>'</b></code>) quotes to preserve leading and trailing whitespaces + as well as to specify empty values. If the value itself contains trailing or + leading double quote, enclose it with an extra pair of quotes, for example + <code><b>'"x"'</b></code>. Non-leading and non-trailing quotes are + interpreted as being part of the option value. <p>The semantics of providing options in a file is equivalent to providing the same set of options in the same order on the command line at the point |