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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/man5/config.pod b/doc/man5/config.pod index 24ebafb533..ba9a8ab174 100644 --- a/doc/man5/config.pod +++ b/doc/man5/config.pod @@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ or B<${section::name}>. By using the form B<$ENV::name> environment variables can be substituted. It is also possible to assign values to environment variables by using the name B<ENV::name>, this will work if the program looks up environment variables using the B<CONF> library -instead of calling getenv() directly. +instead of calling getenv() directly. The value string must not exceed 64k in +length after variable expansion. Otherwise an error will occur. It is possible to escape certain characters by using any kind of quote or the B<\> character. By making the last character of a line a B<\> |