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diff --git a/docs/options.md b/docs/options.md index c634c000..4a6e9bc1 100644 --- a/docs/options.md +++ b/docs/options.md @@ -67,18 +67,15 @@ environment variables (and `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` in particular). Shell Expansion --------------- -If an entry is marked with `$e`, environment variables and shell commands will -be expanded. +If an entry is marked with `$e`, environment variables will be expanded. Name[$e]=$USER - Host[$e]=$(hostname) When the "Name" entry is read `$USER` will be replaced with the value of the -`$USER` environment variable, and `$(hostname)` will be replaced with the output -of the `hostname` command. +`$USER` environment variable. -Note that the application will replace `$USER` and `$(hostname)` with their -respective expanded values after saving. To prevent this combine the `$e` option +Note that the application will replace `$USER` with its +expanded value after saving. To prevent this combine the `$e` option with `$i` (immmutable) option. For example: Name[$ei]=$USER |