.\" Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Dovecot authors, see the included COPYING file
-.TH DOVEADM\-PW 1 "2013-08-17" "Dovecot v2.2" "Dovecot"
+.TH DOVEADM\-PW 1 "2015-06-05" "Dovecot v2.2" "Dovecot"
.SH NAME
doveadm\-pw \- Dovecot\(aqs password hash generator
.\"------------------------------------------------------------------------
.TP
.BI \-t\ hash
Test if the given password
-.IR hash
+.I hash
matches a given plain text password.
+You should enclose the password
+.I hash
+in single quotes, if it contains one ore more dollar signs
+.RB ( $ ).
The plain text password may be passed using the
.BR \-p " option."
When no password was specified,