Editing a configuration file

If you need to extend an entry in the configuration file over two or more lines, end all lines, except the last one, with a backslash (\).

Example: Look at this Permissions file, for example:

LOGNAME=uwest  MACHINE=west  READ=/  WRITE=/       \
  COMMANDS=uucp:cat  NOREAD=/usr/private   \
  NOWRITE=/usr/private  SENDFILES=yes  REQUEST=yes \
  VALIDATE=west

LOGNAME=nuucp  MACHINE=OTHER  REQUEST=yes  \
  SENDFILES=call