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@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ from the beginning of the file.  Here is the old description:
 
 Define no. sync lines
 You can say:
-\-200     means 200 lines
-\-        means always start parsing from beginning of file when we lose sync
-          if nothing is specified, the default is -50
+* '-200' means 200 lines
+* '-'    means always start parsing from beginning of file when we lose sync
+         if nothing is specified, the default is -50
 
 Colors and attributes
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