+=back
+
+=head2 Skipping Selected Sections of Code
+
+Selected lines of code may be passed verbatim to the output without any
+formatting. This feature is enabled by default but can be disabled with
+the B<--noformat-skipping> or B<-nfs> flag. It should be used sparingly to
+avoid littering code with markers, but it might be helpful for working
+around occasional problems. For example it might be useful for keeping
+the indentation of old commented code unchanged, keeping indentation of
+long blocks of aligned comments unchanged, keeping certain list
+formatting unchanged, or working around a glitch in perltidy.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<-fs>, B<--format-skipping>
+
+This flag, which is enabled by default, causes any code between
+special beginning and ending comment markers to be passed to the
+output without formatting. The default beginning marker is #<<<
+and the default ending marker is #>>> but they
+may be changed (see next items below). Additional text may appear on
+these special comment lines provided that it is separated from the
+marker by at least one space. For example
+
+ #<<< do not let perltidy touch this
+ my @list = (1,
+ 1, 1,
+ 1, 2, 1,
+ 1, 3, 3, 1,
+ 1, 4, 6, 4, 1,);
+ #>>>
+
+The comment markers may be placed at any location that a block comment may
+appear. If they do not appear to be working, use the -log flag and examine the
+F<.LOG> file. Use B<-nfs> to disable this feature.
+
+=item B<-fsb=string>, B<--format-skipping-begin=string>
+
+The B<-fsb=string> parameter may be used to change the beginning marker for
+format skipping. The default is equivalent to -fsb='#<<<'. The string that
+you enter must begin with a # and should be in quotes as necessary to get past
+the command shell of your system. It is actually the leading text of a pattern
+that is constructed by appending a '\s', so you must also include backslashes
+for characters to be taken literally rather than as patterns.
+
+Some examples show how example strings become patterns:
+
+ -fsb='#\{\{\{' becomes /^#\{\{\{\s/ which matches #{{{ but not #{{{{
+ -fsb='#\*\*' becomes /^#\*\*\s/ which matches #** but not #***
+ -fsb='#\*{2,}' becomes /^#\*{2,}\s/ which matches #** and #*****
+
+=item B<-fse=string>, B<--format-skipping-end=string>
+
+The B<-fsb=string> is the corresponding parameter used to change the
+ending marker for format skipping. The default is equivalent to
+-fse='#<<<'.
+