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1 The Mercurial system uses a set of configuration files to control 1 The Mercurial system uses a set of configuration files to control
2 aspects of its behavior. 2 aspects of its behavior.
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4 Troubleshooting
5 ===============
6
7 If you're having problems with your configuration,
8 :hg:`config --debug` can help you understand what is introducing
9 a setting into your environment.
10
11 See :hg:`help config.syntax` and :hg:`help config.files`
12 for information about how and where to override things.
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14 Format
15 ======
3 16
4 The configuration files use a simple ini-file format. A configuration 17 The configuration files use a simple ini-file format. A configuration
5 file consists of sections, led by a ``[section]`` header and followed 18 file consists of sections, led by a ``[section]`` header and followed
6 by ``name = value`` entries:: 19 by ``name = value`` entries::
7 20