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author | Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi> | 2015-08-29 19:05:39 +0300 |
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committer | Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi> | 2015-08-29 19:05:39 +0300 |
commit | 91df6f01243c2e866dec3f4624aa602e40a2c201 (patch) | |
tree | 9751377145961cbe53a6b90c300fd9c2e9ee0790 | |
parent | 82b40dd4e99c4bd84ae402e0e7a24707d91f21aa (diff) | |
download | cliapp-91df6f01243c2e866dec3f4624aa602e40a2c201.tar.gz |
Update manual page wrt string list options
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@@ -96,16 +96,25 @@ and multiple patterns are allowed. On the command line, that happens by using the option multiple times. In the configuration file, -all values are given on one line, +all values are given on one logical line, separated by commas. +.PP This is a non-standard extension to the INI file syntax. -There is no way to escape commas. +.PP +To include an item that itself contains a comma, +surround the item with double quotes. +There is no way to escape double quotes. .PP Example: .IP .nf [config] -pattern = foo, bar, foobar +pattern = foo, bar, foobar, "hello, world" +.fi +.PP +Note than in versions of cliapp prior to 1.20150829, +the command line option would also break values with commas. +This has since been fixed. .SS "Boolean (true/false or on/off or yes/no) settings" When a setting can be either on or off, it's called a Boolean setting. |