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diff --git a/docs/conventions.rst b/docs/conventions.rst index 4e8cc8bb3..d0376a195 100644 --- a/docs/conventions.rst +++ b/docs/conventions.rst @@ -59,3 +59,11 @@ Blocks of XML markup are presented in the following style: <!-- ... more XML .. --> </root> +When a command that should be typed on one line is too long to fit on +a page, the backslash ``\`` is used to indicate that the following +printed line should actually be part of the command: + + .. code-block:: text + + c:\bigfntut\tutorial> ..\Scripts\nosetests --cover-package=tutorial \ + --cover-erase --with-coverage |