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-rw-r--r-- | doc/cli.xhtml | 11 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/guide/index.xhtml | 12 |
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 16 deletions
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ is used instead\. All C++ keywords are already in this list\. Read additional options from \fIfile\fP with each option appearing on a separate line optionally followed by space and an option value\. Empty lines and lines starting with \fB#\fP are ignored\. Option values can be enclosed -in double quotes (\fB""\fP) 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 \fB""x""\fP\. Non-leading and non-trailing quotes are interpreted as -being part of the option value\. +in double (\fB"\fP) or single (\fB'\fP) 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 \fB'"x"'\fP\. Non-leading and non-trailing +quotes are interpreted as being part of the option value\. 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 where 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 diff --git a/doc/guide/index.xhtml b/doc/guide/index.xhtml index fe094cf..aeb7892 100644 --- a/doc/guide/index.xhtml +++ b/doc/guide/index.xhtml @@ -750,12 +750,12 @@ namespace cli options. Such a file contains a set of options, each appearing on a separate line optionally followed by space and an option value. Empty lines and lines starting with <code>#</code> are ignored. Option values can - be enclosed in double quotes (<code>""</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>""x""</code>. - Non-leading and non-trailing quotes are interpreted as being part of - the option value.</p> + be enclosed in double (<code>"</code>) or single (<code>'</code>) + quotes to preserve leading and trailing whitespaces as well as to + specify empty values. If the value itself contains trailing or leading + quote, enclose it with an extra pair of quotes, for example + <code>'"x"'</code>. Non-leading and non-trailing quotes are interpreted + as being part of the option value.</p> <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 |