diff --git a/docs/cheatsheet_syntax.md b/docs/cheatsheet_syntax.md
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--- a/docs/cheatsheet_syntax.md
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 ### Syntax overview
 
-Cheatsheets are described in `.cheat` files that look like this:
+Cheatsheets are described in `.cheat` (or `.cheat.md`) files that look like this:
 
 ```sh
 % git, code
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ All the other non-empty lines are considered as executable commands.
 Tip: if you are editing cheatsheets in Visual Studio Code, you could enable syntax highlighting
 by installing [this extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=yanivmo.navi-cheatsheet-language).
 
+If you use `.cheat.md` as an extension of cheat files, you can place commands in code blocks fenced with triple backticks (```` ``` ````).
+
+````sh
+% git, code
+
+# Change branch
+```sh
+git checkout <branch>
+```
+
+$ branch: git branch | awk '{print $NF}'
+````
+
 ### Variables
 
 The interface prompts for variable names inside brackets (eg `<branch>`).