<refsect2 id="git"><title>git</title>
<para>Under git, <application>irkerhook.py</application> does not
-require any arguments. All variables may be set in the repo
-<filename>config</filename> file in an [irker] section. Command-line
-variable=value arguments are accepted but not required. No attempt is
-made to interpret an <filename>irker.conf</filename> file. You should
-not set the "repository" variable (an equivalent will be
-computed).</para>
+require any arguments. Preferences may be set in the repo
+<filename>config</filename> file in an [irker] section. Here
+is an example of what that can look like:</para>
+
+<programlisting>
+[irker]
+ project = gpsd
+ color = ANSI
+ channels = {irc://chat.freenode.net/gpsd, irc://chat.freenode.net/commits}
+</programlisting>
+
+<para>Command-line variable=value arguments are accepted but not
+required. No attempt is made to interpret an
+<filename>irker.conf</filename> file. You should not set the
+"repository" variable (an equivalent will be computed).</para>
<para>The default value of the "project" variable is the basename
of the repository directory. The default value of the "urlprefix"