Merge branch 'master' into buildsystems

[debhelper.git] / debhelper.pod

diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
index 388453c3005c2442b3c026cc9eea3ecf324cdc6a..8c232d2859bac1e3caac44cfed1beefb7a63cf21 100644 (file)
--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -491,8 +491,14 @@ Anything in this variable will be prepended to the command line arguments
 of all debhelper commands. Command-specific options will be ignored by 
 commands that do not support them. 
 
-This is useful in some situations, for example, if you need to pass -p to
-all debhelper commands that will be run. One good way to set DH_OPTIONS is
+Arguments are separated by whitespaces unless a whitespace is escaped
+with a backslash character (\). Then the whitespace is treated literally.
+Likewise, the backslash character is treated literally unless it is followed
+by a single whitespace. If a backslash is followed by two or more spaces,
+it will be considered as the last symbol of the argument.
+
+DH_OPTIONS is useful in some situations, for example, if you need to pass -p
+to all debhelper commands that will be run. One good way to set DH_OPTIONS is
 by using "Target-specific Variable Values" in your debian/rules file. See
 the make documentation for details on doing this.