Add note to conf about command not parsed by shell

Re issue #337.
bulletmark · Jul 2, 2022 · fbcac82 · fbcac82
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -142,9 +142,10 @@ will not be parsed. This is for efficiency and because most don't need
 it. This also means your `PATH` is not respected of course so you must
 specify the full path to any command. If you need something more
 complicated, you can add your commands in an executable personal script,
-e.g. `~/bin/libinput-gestures.sh` e.g. with a `#!/bin/sh` shebang . Run
-that script by hand until you get it working then configure the script
-path as your command in your `libinput-gestures.conf`.
+e.g. `~/bin/libinput-gestures.sh` with a `#!/bin/sh` shebang. Optionally
+that script can take arguments. Run that script by hand until you get it
+working then configure the script path as your command in your
+`libinput-gestures.conf`.
 
 In most cases, `libinput-gestures` automatically determines your
 touchpad device. However, you can specify it in your configuration file

diff --git a/libinput-gestures.conf b/libinput-gestures.conf
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
 #     hold on (hold gesture available since libinput 1.19)
 #
 # command is the remainder of the line and is any valid shell command +
-# arguments.
+# arguments. NOTE that the command is run directly and is not parsed by
+# your shell. If you want shell parsing and substitutions etc then use a
+# script as described in the CONFIGURATION section of the main README.
 #
 # finger_count is a single numeric digit and is optional (and is
 # typically 3 or 4). If specified then the command is executed when