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diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
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@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@
between <literal>/*</literal> and <literal>*/</literal>, just like C/C++ comments.
Each line is of the form
<literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";</literal> The trailing
- semicolon is required and the quotes are optional. A new scope can be
- opened with curly braces, like:</para>
+ semicolon and the quotes are required. The value must be on one line, and
+ there is no kind of string concatenation. It must not include inside quotes.
+ The behavior of the backslash "\" and escaped characters inside a value is
+ undefined and it should not be used. A new scope can be opened with curly
+ braces, like:</para>
<informalexample><programlisting>
APT {