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@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ is printed on standard output.
The format for running the @command{ponysay} program is:
@example
-ponysay [@var{option}@dots{}] [@var{message}]
-ponythink [@var{option}@dots{}] [@var{message}]
+ponysay [@var{option}@dots{}] [--] [@var{message}]
+ponythink [@var{option}@dots{}] [--] [@var{message}]
@end example
Running @command{ponysay} will print a speech balloon,
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ Otherwise @command{ponysay} and @command{ponythink} is the same thing.
@table @option
+@item --
+Parse the following arguments as parts of @code{@var{message}}.
+
@item -h
Show summary of options.
@@ -172,6 +175,7 @@ by hand, you can run @code{cat | ponysay}.
@node Fortune cookies
@section Fortune cookies
@cindex fortune
+@cindex startup
@cindex on startup
If you have @command{fortune} installed -- this program may be named
@@ -315,6 +319,9 @@ extension @command{kmsponies4ponysay}.
@cindex kernel mode settings
@cindex 9term
@cindex putty
+@cindex terminals
+@cindex fonts
+@cindex broken ponies
Ponysay works perfectly on @command{xterm}, @command{xterm} like terminals including
@command{putty}, settings may however need to be customised for Unicode Character Set