Index: doc/options.txt
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--- doc/options.txt	(revision 4278)
+++ doc/options.txt	(working copy)
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 : 	Each line of the named file contains a command option in the form
 option=value or option:value.  The options are included as arguments of
 the executed command as if they had been specified on the command line.
+<p>
+Note that relative paths given in the file are assumed to be relative to the 
+location of the file.
+<p>
 Lines beginning with a # character are ignored and can be used as
 comments.  Any command line option can be specified, however the
 leading '--' must be omitted.  The short option names with a single
Index: resources/help/en/options
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--- resources/help/en/options	(revision 4278)
+++ resources/help/en/options	(working copy)
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 	Each line of the named file contains a command option in the form
 	option=value or option:value.  The options are included as arguments of
 	the executed command as if they had been specified on the command line.
+	Note that relative paths given in the file are assumed to be relative to the
+	location of the file.
 	Lines beginning with a # character are ignored and can be used as
 	comments.  Any command line option can be specified, however the
 	leading '--' must be omitted.  The short option names with a single