Document the unit of "start" and "length" for mentions and text styles (#1505)

[signal-cli] / man / signal-cli.1.adoc

diff --git a/man/signal-cli.1.adoc b/man/signal-cli.1.adoc
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--- a/man/signal-cli.1.adoc
+++ b/man/signal-cli.1.adoc
@@ -266,13 +266,16 @@ Use listDevices to see the deviceIds.
 
 === getUserStatus
 
-Uses a list of phone numbers to determine the statuses of those users.
+Uses a list of phone numbers or usernames to determine the statuses of those users.
 Shows if they are registered on the Signal Servers or not.
 In json mode this is outputted as a list of objects.
 
 [NUMBER [NUMBER ...]]::
 One or more numbers to check.
 
+[--username [USERNAME ...]]::
+One or more usernames to check.
+
 === send
 
 Send a message to another user or group.
@@ -309,10 +312,11 @@ e.g.: `--sticker 00abac3bc18d7f599bff2325dc306d43:2`
 
 *--mention*::
 Mention another group member (syntax: start:length:recipientNumber) In the apps the mention replaces part of the message text, which is specified by the start and length values.
+The units of start and length should be UTF-16 code units, NOT Unicode code points. For more information, see https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/wiki/FAQ#string-indexing-units
 e.g.: `-m "Hi X!" --mention "3:1:+123456789"`
 
 *--text-style*::
-Style parts of the message text (syntax: start:length:STYLE).
+Style parts of the message text (syntax: start:length:STYLE). Like `--mention`, the units are UTF-16 code units.
 Where STYLE is one of: BOLD, ITALIC, SPOILER, STRIKETHROUGH, MONOSPACE
 
 e.g.: `-m "Something BIG!" --text-style "10:3:BOLD"` or for a mixed text style `-m "Something BIG!" --text-style "0:9:ITALIC" "10:3:BOLD"`