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@@ -191,23 +191,48 @@ coordinate system.
.BI -l\fR\ provider\fR[ : options\fR]
Select provider for automatic location updates.
+.I options
+is a colon-
+.RB ( : )
+and semicolon-separated
+.RB ( ; )
+list. Each option an option name and value
+separated by an equals sign
+.RB ( = ).
+
Use
.B -l list
to see available providers.
Use
.BI -l\ provider :help
-to see available options.
+to see available options,
+or refer to the
+.B EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
+section.
.TP
.BI -m\fR\ method\fR[ : options\fR]
Method to use to set colour temperature.
+
+.I options
+is a colon-
+.RB ( : )
+and semicolon-separated
+.RB ( ; )
+list. Each option an option name and value
+separated by an equals sign
+.RB ( = ).
+
Use
.B -m list
to see available methods.
Use
.BI -m\ method :help
-to see available options.
+to see available options,
+or refer to the
+.B EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
+section.
.TP
.BI -O\ temperature
This is a synonym for
@@ -955,6 +980,11 @@ Options for the adjustment method
X display to apply adjustments to. Default is determined
by the environment variable
.IR DISPLAY .
+
+The value is expected to contain a colon
+.RB ( : )
+and can only be terminated with a semicolon
+.RB ( ; ).
.TP
.BI screen\fR\ =\ "ordinal list or " all
Comma-separated
@@ -1009,6 +1039,12 @@ Options for the adjustment method
X display to apply adjustments to. Default is determined
by the environment variable
.IR DISPLAY .
+
+The value is expected to contain a colon
+.RB ( : )
+and can only be terminated with a semicolon
+.RB ( ; ).
+.TP
.BI screen\fR\ =\ "ordinal list or " all
Comma-separated
.RB ( , )
@@ -1287,6 +1323,25 @@ level above 1.0 are forbidden.
.PP
Gamma correction is preserved for backwards compatibility and is
deprecated (gamma parameters in particular).
+.PP
+.RB \(dq : \(dq
+was used as the option delimited for
+.B -l
+and
+.B -m
+in the original
+.BR redshift ,
+this is preserved for backwards compatbility. However because
+some new options are expected to have
+.RB \(dq : \(dq
+in their value,
+.RB \(dq ; \(dq
+has added as an additional delimiter. Despite this
+.RB \(dq : \(dq
+is still the preferred delimiter as it is more user-friendly
+and use of options that require delimiting with
+.RB \(dq ; \(dq
+is uncommon.
.SH NOTES
\(dqColour temperature\(dq, or just \(dqtemperature\(dq, is actually short for