diff --git a/doc/taler.conf.5 b/doc/taler.conf.5
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--- a/doc/taler.conf.5
+++ b/doc/taler.conf.5
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ taler.conf \- Taler configuration file.
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 
-The basic structure of the configuration file is the following.  The file is split into sections.  Every section begins with "[SECTIONNAME]" and contains a number of options of the form "OPTION=VALUE".  Empty lines and lines beginning with a "#" are treated as comments.  Files containing default values for many of the options described below are installed under \$TALER\_PREFIX/share/taler/config.d/. The configuration file given with \-c to Taler binaries overrides these defaults.
+The basic structure of the configuration file is the following.  The file is split into sections.  Every section begins with "[SECTIONNAME]" and contains a number of options of the form "OPTION=VALUE".  Empty lines and lines beginning with a "#" are treated as comments.  Files containing default values for many of the options described below are installed under $TALER\_PREFIX/share/taler/config.d/. The configuration file given with \-c to Taler binaries overrides these defaults.
 
 .SH EXCHANGE OPTIONS