2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/asciidoc.conf b/doc/asciidoc.conf
index 3ea510d8..e2e72672 100644
--- a/doc/asciidoc.conf
+++ b/doc/asciidoc.conf
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ plus=+
 caret=^
 startsb=[
 endsb=]
+backslash=\
 tilde=~
+apostrophe='
+backtick=`
+litdd=--
 
 ifdef::backend-docbook[]
 [linkman-inlinemacro]
diff --git a/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt b/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
index bfa07458..9f1d1846 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
+++ b/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ directory with these packages so pacman can find it when run with '\--refresh'.
 
 The above command will generate a compressed database named
 '/home/pkgs/custom.db.tar.gz'. Note that the database must be of the form
-'{treename}.db.tar.gz', where '{treename}' is the name of the section defined in
+'\{treename\}.db.tar.gz', where '\{treename\}' is the name of the section defined in
 the configuration file. That's it! Now configure your custom section in the
 configuration file as shown in the config example above. Pacman will now use your
 package repository. If you add new packages to the repository, remember to