From 44ee15f5ce379e49a336bf39862db96a3db5dfed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Hancock Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2020 08:30:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] clarify format-skipping behavior --- bin/perltidy | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/bin/perltidy b/bin/perltidy index bdaf4187..755ce6a4 100755 --- a/bin/perltidy +++ b/bin/perltidy @@ -1793,9 +1793,12 @@ marker by at least one space. For example 1, 4, 6, 4, 1,); #>>> +Format skipping begins when a format skipping comment is seen and continues +until either a format-skipping end pattern is found or until the end of file. + 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. +F<.LOG> file. Use B<-nfs> to disable this feature. This method works for any code. For the specific case of a comma-separated list of values, as in this example, another possibility is to insert a blank or -- 2.39.5