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 Parsing a list of values into a `std::vector<T>` is also supported, as long as `T`
 can be parsed. To separate single values in a list the define symbol `CXXOPTS_VECTOR_DELIMITER`
-is used, which is ',' by default. Ensure that you use no whitespaces between values because
-those would be interpreted as the next command line option. Example for a command line option
+is used, which is ',' by default. Ensure that you use no whitespaces between values
+(unless the entire list is double quoted) because those would be interpreted as the
+next command line option. Example for a command line option
 that can be parsed as a `std::vector<double>`:
 
 ~~~
 --my_list=1,-2.1,3,4.5
 ~~~
 
+If the list of values is quoted, then spaces can be included. For example:
+
+~~~
+--my_list="review,memory sanitize,build help,reformat"
+~~~
+
+This will be parsed into `review`, `memory sanitize`, `build help`, and `reformat`.
+
 ## Options specified multiple times
 
 The same option can be specified several times, with different arguments, which will all