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| author | Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> | 2012-11-25 17:16:59 -0500 |
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| committer | Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> | 2012-11-25 17:16:59 -0500 |
| commit | 86eb1db2365143d025fa64a67587c1723977e787 (patch) | |
| tree | c05a2692889c132ce9a7eaea0fec2d3f29873fe3 /doc/config.rst | |
| parent | 34fdddd0dae03ab57289dfe5807158e672f7f9ef (diff) | |
| download | python-coveragepy-86eb1db2365143d025fa64a67587c1723977e787.tar.gz | |
Config files now can use environment variables. #97.
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diff --git a/doc/config.rst b/doc/config.rst index 159a42f..f6d8f1f 100644 --- a/doc/config.rst +++ b/doc/config.rst @@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ values on multiple lines. Boolean values can be specified as ``on``, ``off``, ``true``, ``false``, ``1``, or ``0`` and are case-insensitive. +Environment variables can be substituted in by using dollar signs: ``$WORD`` +``${WORD}`` will be replaced with the value of ``WORD`` in the environment. +A dollar sign can be inserted with ``$$``. Missing environment variables +will result in empty strings with no error. + Many sections and values correspond roughly to commands and options in the :ref:`command-line interface <cmd>`. |