diff --git a/pages/common/read.md b/pages/common/read.md
index 3a82311451..abd53d421e 100644
--- a/pages/common/read.md
+++ b/pages/common/read.md
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@
 - Use a specific character as a delimiter instead of a new line:
 
 `read -d {{new_delimiter}} {{variable}}`
+
+- Do not let backslash (\) act as an escape character:
+
+`read -r {{variable}}`