[PATCH] help: add config.troubleshooting section at the top
timeless at mozdev.org
timeless at mozdev.org
Thu Sep 24 18:46:48 UTC 2015
# HG changeset patch
# User timeless at mozdev.org
# Date 1443120317 14400
# Thu Sep 24 14:45:17 2015 -0400
# Node ID 982e500ab6e7ffdc99eac1d1043eb21917f8870e
# Parent db4c192cb9b3744c42b85af45ea6c8015d271bcc
help: add config.troubleshooting section at the top
diff --git a/mercurial/help/config.txt b/mercurial/help/config.txt
--- a/mercurial/help/config.txt
+++ b/mercurial/help/config.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
The Mercurial system uses a set of configuration files to control
aspects of its behavior.
+Troubleshooting
+===============
+
+If you're having problems with your configuration,
+:hg:`config --debug` can help you understand what is introducing
+a setting into your environment.
+
+See :hg:`help config.syntax` and :hg:`help config.files`
+for information about how and where to override things.
+
+Format
+======
+
The configuration files use a simple ini-file format. A configuration
file consists of sections, led by a ``[section]`` header and followed
by ``name = value`` entries::
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