diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index bfce936a07..a5758e335b 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
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@@ -99,6 +99,18 @@ const flags = [
 await $`git log ${flags}`
 ```
 
+For a long command, use the shell's line-continuation syntax. Keep the
+backslash as the final character on each continued line; trailing spaces after
+the backslash make the shell treat the next line as a separate command.
+
+```js
+const preview = 'cat {2}'
+
+await $`fzf \
+  --preview=${preview} \
+  --with-nth=1`
+```
+
 In async mode, zx awaits any `thenable` in literal before executing the command.
 ```js
 const a1 = $`echo foo`