2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

M README.md
M gemgen.1.scd

@@ 13,9 13,11 @@ Paragraphs get merged onto a single line, but hardlinks (double spaces or \ at
 the end of a line) will insert manual line breaks.
 
 Lists and headings get simplified to the gemtext format, emphasis markings get
-removed (or kept with the `-e` option), horizontal rules get turned into 80
-character lines, and indented code gets converted to the gemtext "fenced"
-format.
+removed (or kept with the `-e` option), horizontal rules get turned into `~~~`
+or any other string you'd like with the `-r` option, and indented code gets
+converted to the gemtext "fenced" format. Commonmark markdown is fully supported
+and a few common extensions have been added: autolinks, strikethrough, and wiki
+style links.
 
 Gemgen includes a templating system allowing you to add headers, footers, last
 edit timestamps and more automatically to your output files. For exact usage

@@ 16,13 16,18 @@ the goldmark markdown parser and my gemtext rendering module.
 The goal is to create proper _hand-made_ gemtext. Links and "autolinks" get
 placed below each paragraph, but a list of links is not printed twice.
 Paragraphs get merged onto a single line, but hardlinks (double spaces or \ at
-the end of a line) will insert manual line breaks. Lists and headings get
-simplified to the gemtext format, emphasis markings get removed (or kept with
-the *-e* option), horizontal rules get turned into 80 character lines, and
-indented code gets converted to the gemtext "fenced" format.
+the end of a line) will insert manual line breaks.
 
-Commonmark markdown is fully supported and a few common extensions have been
-added: autolinks, strikethrough, and wiki style links.
+Lists and headings get simplified to the gemtext format, emphasis markings get
+removed (or kept with the *-e* option), horizontal rules get turned into ~~~ or
+any other string you'd like with *-r* option, and indented code gets converted
+to the gemtext "fenced" format. Commonmark markdown is fully supported and a few
+common extensions have been added: autolinks, strikethrough, and wiki style
+links.
+
+Gemgen includes a templating system allowing you to add headers, footers, last
+edit timestamps and more automatically to your output files. See *TEMPLATES*
+below for details.
 
 # OPTIONS
 


@@ 32,6 37,9 @@ added: autolinks, strikethrough, and wiki style links.
 *-o, --output directory*
 	Directory to write gemtext files.
 
+*-r, --horizontal-rule string*
+	Representation of horizontal rules (default "~~~").
+
 *-t templates*
 	Input file matching patterns and templates. See *TEMPLATES* for details.