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diff --git a/doc/rg.1.txt.tpl b/doc/rg.1.txt.tpl index c0d1bad7..aef86746 100644 --- a/doc/rg.1.txt.tpl +++ b/doc/rg.1.txt.tpl @@ -191,10 +191,12 @@ simple. It is defined by two rules: whitespace) are ignored. ripgrep will look for a single configuration file if and only if the -*RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH* environment variable is set and is non-empty. -ripgrep will parse shell arguments from this file on startup and will -behave as if the arguments in this file were prepended to any explicit -arguments given to ripgrep on the command line. +*RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH* environment variable is set and is non-empty. ripgrep +will parse shell arguments from this file on startup and will behave as if +the arguments in this file were prepended to any explicit arguments given to +ripgrep on the command line. Note though that the 'rg' command you run must +still be valid. That is, it must always contain at least one pattern at the +command line, even if the configuration file uses the '-e/--regexp' flag. For example, if your ripgreprc file contained a single line: |