# HG changeset patch # User timeless@mozdev.org # Date 1443120317 14400 # Node ID 33af0c53aeff4b5a0483660d686cefaa06163e5a # Parent 6e9c2aab99255884ead265ba54585f8dca74face help: add config.troubleshooting section at the top diff -r 6e9c2aab9925 -r 33af0c53aeff mercurial/help/config.txt --- a/mercurial/help/config.txt Fri Sep 25 11:16:20 2015 -0400 +++ b/mercurial/help/config.txt Thu Sep 24 14:45:17 2015 -0400 @@ -1,6 +1,19 @@ The Mercurial system uses a set of configuration files to control aspects of its behavior. +Troubleshooting +=============== + +If you're having problems with your configuration, +:hg:`config --debug` can help you understand what is introducing +a setting into your environment. + +See :hg:`help config.syntax` and :hg:`help config.files` +for information about how and where to override things. + +Format +====== + The configuration files use a simple ini-file format. A configuration file consists of sections, led by a ``[section]`` header and followed by ``name = value`` entries::