X-Git-Url: http://www.dolda2000.com/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fpatplex.doc;h=be3da4810202279f7c31e7de165d842ddd2d5bf4;hb=f9a65eb249034b28f604dce099deb1a622d373cf;hp=dff248bb717dc002a3f69db436a12438dd86e636;hpb=518c678c21a99f4b148f3cb1f40afe8b51577082;p=ashd.git diff --git a/doc/patplex.doc b/doc/patplex.doc index dff248b..be3da48 100644 --- a/doc/patplex.doc +++ b/doc/patplex.doc @@ -35,15 +35,16 @@ CONFIGURATION In addition to the 'CONFIGFILE' specified on the command-line, *patplex* also attempts to find and read a global configuration file -called `patplex.rc`, unless the *-N* option is given. It looks in all -directories named by the *PATH* environment variable, appended with -`../etc/ashd`. For example, then, if *PATH* is -`/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin`, the directories `/usr/local/etc/ashd`, -`/etc/ashd` and `/usr/etc/ashd` are searched for `patplex.rc`, in that -order. Only the first file found is used, should there exist -several. If the given 'CONFIGFILE' contains any slashes, it is opened -by that exact name. Otherwise, it is searched for in the same manner -as the global configuration file. +called `patplex.rc`, unless the *-N* option is given. It looks in +`$HOME/.ashd/etc`, and then in all directories named by the *PATH* +environment variable, appended with `../etc/ashd`. For example, then, +if *PATH* is `/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin`, the directories +`$HOME/.ashd/etc`, `/usr/local/etc/ashd`, `/etc/ashd` and +`/usr/etc/ashd` are searched for `patplex.rc`, in that order. Only the +first file found is used, should there exist several. If the given +'CONFIGFILE' contains any slashes, it is opened by that exact +name. Otherwise, it is searched for in the same manner as the global +configuration file. Should the global and the given configuration files conflict, the directives from the given file take precedence.