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@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ Falls back to IPv4 automatically.
 .B \-rawaudio <option1:option2:...>
 This option lets you play raw audio files.
 It may also be used to play audio CDs which are not 44KHz 16Bit stereo.
-For playing raw AC3 streams use -rawaudio on:format=0x2000.
+For playing raw AC3 streams use \-rawaudio on:format=0x2000.
 
 Available options are: