From 5cd13f8c474c71a922e5d8f2b78857badf054f6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kirill Chibisov Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 02:39:39 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Document that Alacritty does not create config --- README.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 98f3236..71e0067 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ executable and is available through the You can find the default configuration file with documentation for all available fields on the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/releases) for each release. -Alacritty looks for the configuration file at the following paths: +Alacritty doesn't create the config file for you, but it looks for one in the +following locations: 1. `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/alacritty/alacritty.yml` 2. `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/alacritty.yml` @@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ Alacritty looks for the configuration file at the following paths: ### Windows -On Windows the config file is located at: +On Windows, the config file should be located at: `%APPDATA%\alacritty\alacritty.yml`