X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/5dd6771b28c257af405d7248639ed0e3bcdce38b..f2f6f08eee1d6b084221f9899c4472e6f57230b7:/man/mh-alias.man

diff --git a/man/mh-alias.man b/man/mh-alias.man
index ad47699a..c88ccd37 100644
--- a/man/mh-alias.man
+++ b/man/mh-alias.man
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ or
 or
 .RS 5
 .B ;
+|
+.B :
+|
+.B #
 .I comment
 .RE
 .PP
@@ -63,7 +67,9 @@ where:
 .RE
 .PP
 Continuation lines in alias files end with `\\' followed by the newline
-character.
+character.  This applies to comment lines.  Thus, a line following a
+comment line that ends with a `\\' will be treated as a continuation of
+the comment.
 .PP
 .RI \*(lq  Alias\-file \*(rq
 and