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[PATCH] Documentation/gitk: Document new config file location

From
AHAstril Hayato <astrilhayato@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 16, 2014, 14:10 UTC
Message-ID
<1394979023-2635-1-git-send-email-astrilhayato@gmail.com>
User configuration file is now stored at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/gitk
Signed-off-by: Astril Hayato <astrilhayato@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/gitk.txt | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/gitk.txt b/Documentation/gitk.txt
index 1e9e38a..417a707 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitk.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitk.txt
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ gitk --max-count=100 --all \-- Makefile::
 
 Files
 -----
-Gitk creates the .gitk file in your $HOME directory to store preferences
-such as display options, font, and colors.
+User configuration and preferences are stored at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/gitk or
+$HOME/.config/git/gitk if $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set.
 
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1.9.0
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  1. Documentation/gitk: Document new config file locationAstril Hayato, Mar 16, 2014
  2. Junio C HamanoMar 17, 2014

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