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``python-gitlab`` provides a :command:`gitlab` command-line tool to interact
with GitLab servers. It uses a configuration file to define how to connect to
-the servers.
+the servers. Without a configuration file, ``gitlab`` will default to
+https://gitlab.com and unauthenticated requests.
.. _cli_configuration:
@@ -16,8 +17,8 @@ Files
``gitlab`` looks up 3 configuration files by default:
-``PYTHON_GITLAB_CFG`` environment variable
- An environment variable that contains the path to a configuration file
+The ``PYTHON_GITLAB_CFG`` environment variable
+ An environment variable that contains the path to a configuration file.
``/etc/python-gitlab.cfg``
System-wide configuration file
@@ -27,6 +28,13 @@ Files
You can use a different configuration file with the ``--config-file`` option.
+.. warning::
+ If the ``PYTHON_GITLAB_CFG`` environment variable is defined and the target
+ file exists, it will be the only configuration file parsed by ``gitlab``.
+
+ If the environment variable is defined and the target file cannot be accessed,
+ ``gitlab`` will fail explicitly.
+
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