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@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ You must set this variable to pass variables to Linux builds (since they execute
 
 You can use `$PATH` syntax to insert other variables, or the `$(pwd)` syntax to insert the output of other shell commands.
 
-Example: `CFLAGS="-g -Wall" CXXFLAGS="-Wall"`
-Example: `PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin`
-Example: `BUILD_TIME="$(date)"`
-Example: `PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL="https://pypi.myorg.com/simple"`
+Example: `CFLAGS="-g -Wall" CXXFLAGS="-Wall"`\
+Example: `PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin`\
+Example: `BUILD_TIME="$(date)"`\
+Example: `PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL="https://pypi.myorg.com/simple"`\
 
 Platform-specific variants also available:
 `CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_MACOS` | `CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_WINDOWS` | `CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_LINUX`
@@ -375,11 +375,11 @@ If dependencies are required to build your wheel (for example if you include a h
 
 The active Python binary can be accessed using `python`, and pip with `pip`; `cibuildwheel` makes sure the right version of Python and pip will be executed. `{project}` can be used as a placeholder for the absolute path to the project's root.
 
-Example: `pip install .`
-Example: `pip install pybind11`
+Example: `pip install .`\
+Example: `pip install pybind11`\
 Example: `yum install -y libffi-dev && pip install .`
 
-Platform-specific variants also available:
+Platform-specific variants also available:\
  `CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_MACOS` | `CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_WINDOWS` | `CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_LINUX`
 
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@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ Beware to specify a valid Docker image that can be used in the same way as the o
 
 Note that `auditwheel` detects the version of the `manylinux` standard in the Docker image through the `AUDITWHEEL_PLAT` environment variable, as `cibuildwheel` has no way of detecting the correct `--plat` command line argument to pass to `auditwheel` for a custom image. If a Docker image does not correctly set this `AUDITWHEEL_PLAT` environment variable, the `CIBW_ENVIRONMENT` option can be used to do so (e.g., `CIBW_ENVIRONMENT="manylinux2010_$(uname -m)"`).
 
-Example: `manylinux1`
-Example: `dockcross/manylinux-x64`
+Example: `manylinux1`\
+Example: `dockcross/manylinux-x64`\
 Example: `dockcross/manylinux-x86`
 
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@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ Optional.
 
 Space-separated list of dependencies required for running the tests.
 
-Example: `pytest`
+Example: `pytest`\
 Example: `nose==1.3.7 moto==0.4.31`
 
 Platform-specific variants also available: