ANGLE_BRACKET_SYNTAX(5)

NAME
angle_bracket_syntax - angle bracket syntax test

A WORD in angle brackets is converted to WORD,

    except when <WORD> is
    part of a preformatted
    code block,

or when <WORD> is enclosed in backticks.

or when WORD has a

Escaping angle brackets
You can escape <angle> <brackets> with backslashes, since we're using GitHub Flavored Markdown.

Example:

pxzgrep [-p<n>] [-V] [<xzgrep options>] <pattern> <file1> <file2> [<more files>]

(Though really you should just put that in a fenced code block.)