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Configuration docs refresh #4492
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Conflicts: docs/source/config/index.rst
ipython --help | ||
ipython notebook --help | ||
# etc. | ||
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One word on precedence of CL options over config files ?
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Good idea, done.
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\\w {cwd} current working directory | ||
\\W {cwd_last} basename of CWD | ||
\\Xn {cwd_x[n]} Show the last n terms of the CWD. n=0 means show all. | ||
\\Yn {cwd_y[n]} Like \Xn, but show '~' for $HOME |
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tabs and spaces, maybe?
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It was, yes. I've made it all spaces now.
Looks great, thanks! |
Configuration docs refresh - Moved the technical details of the config system into the development directory. - Added a new 'intro' document describing how to use the config system, without the technical info. - Autogenerate lists of config options for the main components (this doesn't yet include the parallel machinery). - Condense and tidy up other config docs, removing outdated information.
Configuration docs refresh - Moved the technical details of the config system into the development directory. - Added a new 'intro' document describing how to use the config system, without the technical info. - Autogenerate lists of config options for the main components (this doesn't yet include the parallel machinery). - Condense and tidy up other config docs, removing outdated information.
As @minrk pointed out in #4475, our config docs said a lot about how the config system worked, and not enough about how to use it. Here, I have: