1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/chapter-firststeps.txt b/doc/chapter-firststeps.txt
index 725ad49c..01e71a50 100644
--- a/doc/chapter-firststeps.txt
+++ b/doc/chapter-firststeps.txt
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ also contain comments, which start with the `#` character and go as far as the
 end of line. If you need to enter a configuration argument that contains
 spaces, use quotes (`"`) around the whole argument. It's even possible to
 integrate the output of external commands into the configuration. The text
-between two backticks (+\`+) is evaluated as shell command, and its output is
-put on its place instead. This works like backtick evaluation in
+between two backticks (+`+) is evaluated as shell command, and its output
+is put on its place instead. This works like backtick evaluation in
 Bourne-compatible shells and allows users to use external information from the
-system within the configuration. Backticks can be escaped with a backslash
-(+\`+); in that case, they'll be replaced with a literal backtick in the
-configuration.
+system within the configuration. Backticks and `#` characters can be escaped
+with a backslash (e.g. `\`` and `\#`); in that case, they'll be replaced with
+literal +`+ or `#` in the configuration.
 
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