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| author | Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> | 2010-09-19 16:39:42 -0400 |
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| committer | Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> | 2010-09-19 16:39:42 -0400 |
| commit | d9aabadb85ce093f3fdd2a4e8bf5bae327eb6405 (patch) | |
| tree | 0a2237d5cd37880d2208aaa10668b480148e9bc9 | |
| parent | 43a2b30a875e14bdead28bbd819548d09e2bce8c (diff) | |
| download | python-coveragepy-git-d9aabadb85ce093f3fdd2a4e8bf5bae327eb6405.tar.gz | |
Clarify where the configuration file goes.
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/config.rst | 5 |
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diff --git a/doc/config.rst b/doc/config.rst index bcb24412..3fe772fe 100644 --- a/doc/config.rst +++ b/doc/config.rst @@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ specification of options that are otherwise only available in the Configuration files also make it easier to get coverage testing of spawned sub-processes. See :ref:`subprocess` for more details. +The default name for configuration files is ``.coveragerc``, in the same +directory coverage.py is being run in. Most of the settings in the +configuration file are tied to your source code and how it should be +measured, so it should be stored with your source, and checked into +source control, rather than put in your home directory. Syntax |