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diff --git a/docs/advanced.md b/docs/advanced.md index b1b7bef0..a9f1fb27 100644 --- a/docs/advanced.md +++ b/docs/advanced.md @@ -85,6 +85,25 @@ jrnl --config-override display_format fancy --config-override linewrap 20 \ ``` +### Using an alternate config + +You can specify an alternate configuration file for the current instance of `jrnl` using `--config-file CONFIG_FILE_PATH` where +`CONFIG_FILE_PATH` is a path to an alternate `jrnl` configuration file. + +#### Examples: + +``` +# Use personalised configuration file for personal journal entries +jrnl --config-file ~/foo/jrnl/personal-config.yaml + +# Use alternate configuration file for work-related entries +jrnl --config-file ~/foo/jrnl/work-config.yaml + +# Use default configuration file (created on installation) +jrnl +``` + + ## Multiple journal files You can configure `jrnl`to use with multiple journals (eg. |