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authorJoey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net>2010-03-24 14:39:50 -0400
committerJoey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net>2010-03-24 14:39:50 -0400
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Add --set-yaml switch for setting more complex config file options.
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@@ -331,9 +331,13 @@ also be configured using a setup file.
* --set var=value
This allows setting an arbitrary configuration variable, the same as if it
- were set via a setup file. Since most options can be configured
- using command-line switches, you will rarely need to use this, but it can be
- useful for the odd option that lacks a command-line switch.
+ were set via a setup file. Since most options commonly used options can be
+ configured using command-line switches, you will rarely need to use this.
+
+* --set-yaml var=value
+
+ This is like --set, but it allows setting configuration variables that
+ use complex data structures, by passing in a YAML document.
# EXAMPLES