From 6734c5f8f0eac1f6ed1bf246f0af3f36ea6da0e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Ser <contact@emersion.fr>
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2023 18:31:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: document command parsing rules for the service

---
 doc/soju.1.scd | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/soju.1.scd b/doc/soju.1.scd
index 3843a5c..1d372ee 100644
--- a/doc/soju.1.scd
+++ b/doc/soju.1.scd
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ Commands can be sent via regular private messages
 abbreviated form, for instance *network* can be abbreviated as *net* or just
 *n*.
 
+Commands are parsed according the POSIX shell rules. In particular, words can
+be quoted (via double or single quotes) and a backslash escapes the next
+character.
+
 *help* [command]
 	Show a list of commands. If _command_ is specified, show a help message for
 	the command.