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@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ Other options can be specified either on the command-line (--option
value), or in the configuration file (option value or option "value").
Options are case-insensitive. C-style escaped characters are allowed inside
quoted values. Options on the command line take precedence over
- options found in the configuration file.
+ options found in the configuration file, except indicated otherwise. To
+ split one configuration entry into multiple lines, use a single \ before
+ the end of the line. Comments can be used in such multiline entries, but
+ they must start at the beginning of a line.
**BandwidthRate** __N__ **bytes**|**KB**|**MB**|**GB**::
A token bucket limits the average incoming bandwidth usage on this node to