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diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod index 388453c3..8c232d28 100644 --- 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. |