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-rw-r--r--man/systemd-nspawn.xml5
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
index d1e050cb89..f028959fca 100644
--- a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
@@ -600,7 +600,10 @@
otherwise specified). This option is particularly useful for
mounting directories such as <filename>/var</filename> as
tmpfs, to allow state-less systems, in particular when
- combined with <option>--read-only</option>.</para></listitem>
+ combined with <option>--read-only</option>.
+ Backslash escapes are interpreted in the path so
+ <literal>\:</literal> may be used to embed colons in the path.
+ </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>