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
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.)