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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/spack/docs/configuration.rst | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/configuration.rst b/lib/spack/docs/configuration.rst index 7026825fa8..f60c430d22 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/configuration.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/configuration.rst @@ -243,9 +243,11 @@ lower-precedence settings. Completely ignoring higher-level configuration options is supported with the ``::`` notation for keys (see :ref:`config-overrides` below). -There are also special notations for string concatenation and precendense override. -Using the ``+:`` notation can be used to force *prepending* strings or lists. For lists, this is identical -to the default behavior. Using the ``-:`` works similarly, but for *appending* values. +There are also special notations for string concatenation and precendense override: + +* ``+:`` will force *prepending* strings or lists. For lists, this is the default behavior. +* ``-:`` works similarly, but for *appending* values. + :ref:`config-prepend-append` ^^^^^^^^^^^ |