Added small explanation of difference btw -M and -V.

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John MacFarlane 2013-09-19 21:04:58 -07:00
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: Set the metadata field *KEY* to the value *VAL*. A value specified
on the command line overrides a value specified in the document.
Values will be parsed as YAML boolean or string values. If no value is
specified, the value will be treated as Boolean true.
specified, the value will be treated as Boolean true. Like
`--variable`, `--metadata` causes template variables to be set.
But unlike `--variable`, `--metadata` affects the metadata of the
underlying document (which is accessible from filters and may be
printed in some output formats).
`--normalize`
: Normalize the document after reading: merge adjacent