diff --git a/VDR-manual.md b/VDR-manual.md
index f135ba6..890f32f 100644
--- a/VDR-manual.md
+++ b/VDR-manual.md
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ The following rules apply to pattern timers:
   pattern timers, it only shows timers actually spawned from pattern timers.
 
 If the pattern is prepended with '@', the name of the resulting recording (everything
-after the rightmost '~', or the entire file name, if there is no '~') will be stored
+after the rightmost '\~', or the entire file name, if there is no '\~') will be stored
 in the file donerecs.data, so that multiple recordings of the same programme can be
 avoided. When using this feature, special care must be taken regarding the recording's
 file name. For instance, with a combination of