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diff --git a/doc/cmd.rst b/doc/cmd.rst index dab226d7..c40152e3 100644 --- a/doc/cmd.rst +++ b/doc/cmd.rst @@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ Data file --------- Coverage.py collects execution data in a file called ".coverage". If need be, -you can set a new file name with the COVERAGE_FILE environment variable. +you can set a new file name with the COVERAGE_FILE environment variable. This +can include a path to another directory. By default,each run of your program starts with an empty data set. If you need to run your program multiple times to get complete data (for example, because diff --git a/doc/config.rst b/doc/config.rst index 4ac63d4c..688e8992 100644 --- a/doc/config.rst +++ b/doc/config.rst @@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ option, or coverage.py will produce very wrong results. .. versionadded:: 4.0 ``data_file`` (string, default ".coverage"): the name of the data file to use -for storing or reporting coverage. +for storing or reporting coverage. This value can include a path to another +directory. ``debug`` (multi-string): a list of debug options. See :ref:`the run --debug option <cmd_run_debug>` for details. |