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@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ examines the ``COVERAGE_PROCESS_START`` environment variable, and if it is set,
begins coverage measurement. The environment variable's value will be used as
the name of the :ref:`configuration file <config>` to use.
+.. note::
+ The subprocess only sees options in the configuration file. Options set on
+ the command line will not be used in the subprocesses.
+
When using this technique, be sure to set the parallel option to true so that
multiple coverage.py runs will each write their data to a distinct file.