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diff --git a/zippy.README b/zippy.README
index 9386878..20836f0 100644
--- a/zippy.README
+++ b/zippy.README
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 Zippy README file
 For version xboard/WinBoard 4.2.4 and later only
-$Id$
 -----------------------------------------------------
 
 Zippy is a program that lets GNU Chess act as a computer player on an
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ point.  You might find other suitable material at these sites.  Prose
 tends to work poorly because it is dull when shouted in isolated
 250-character chunks.
 
-	--Tim Mann <tim@tim-mann.org>
+	--Tim Mann
 	  http://www.tim-mann.org/chess.html
 
 * * *
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ are at the bottom of this file.
 
 If you have problems building or running Zippy, see the rest of the
 xboard documentation: INSTALL documents the configure program, while
-READ_ME and xboard.man (or xboard.doc) document xboard itself, and
+READ_ME and xboard.man (or xboard.txt) document xboard itself, and
 WinBoard.hlp documents WinBoard.  FAQ answers some frequently asked
 questions.  The file engine-intf.html contains some information about
 the interface between xboard/WinBoard and GNU Chess (or other chess
@@ -224,9 +223,12 @@ NEW OPTIONS
         does not work.  Instead, use the -zippyGameEnd option to have
         a string of several commands sent, with newlines in between.
         For example, you could give WinBoard the command line option
-          -zippyGameEnd='say thanks\nseek 5 0\nseek 2 12\n'
-        You could give xboard the command line option
-          -xrm '*zippyGameEnd: say thanks\nseek 5 0\nseek 2 12\n'
+          -zippyGameEnd=\"say thanks\\nseek 5 0\\nseek 2 12\\n\"
+        Note the extra backslashes: these are essential, because the
+        shell will strip them from the command before passing it to
+        XBoard, and XBoard needs to see the quotes (which would
+        otherwise be stripped by the shell as well), because only within
+        quotes it will recognize the \n as a linefeed.
 
   -zippyAdjourn True/False or -zadj/-xzadj
 	Zippy will allow its opponent to adjourn if this option is
@@ -278,6 +280,15 @@ NEW OPTIONS
 	starts a game between Zippy and the first opponent to respond,
 	giving Zippy no choice about whether to accept or decline.
 
+  -zippyShortGame int 
+        If zippyShortGame > 0, Zippy will decline all challenges 
+	from an opponent that terminated a game before the given number
+	of ply (with an explanatory tell) until either someone else has
+	played or zippyReplayTimeout seconds have elapsed. Do not set
+	the number of moves to large; the number of ply during which
+	opponents can abort a game without rating change would be a
+	good setting. Default: zippyShortGame=0.
+
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 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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