From db6d109a9471e5d044cc7af64c9231c34146f169 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vitor Henrique <87824454+vitorhcl@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2023 10:04:58 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] CONTRIBUTING: emphasize right use of placeholders (#11946)

Co-authored-by: Sebastiaan Speck <12570668+sebastiaanspeck@users.noreply.github.com>
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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 2d05eb509..705c62a8b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ Other examples but not limited to of our placeholder syntax are:
 - `{{path/to/directory}}`
 - `{{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}`
 
+However, if the description suggests a specific value, leave it as part of the command, and **not** as a placeholder, for example:
+
+```md
+- Display records more recent than 3 days:
+
+`lastlog --time 3`
+```
+
 For more detailed formatting guidelines,
 refer to the [style guide](contributing-guides/style-guide.md).