Isolate command line tests from user-level config (#2851)

[etc/vim.git] / docs / usage_and_configuration / file_collection_and_discovery.md

diff --git a/docs/usage_and_configuration/file_collection_and_discovery.md b/docs/usage_and_configuration/file_collection_and_discovery.md
index 54c76cd9a0f27f70f7e9b02e2700023a94677975..bd90ccc6af8c07331550b75a77b0f86c859a2f89 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/usage_and_configuration/file_collection_and_discovery.md
+++ b/docs/usage_and_configuration/file_collection_and_discovery.md
@@ -22,16 +22,17 @@ run. The file is non-portable. The standard location on common operating systems
 `file-mode` is an int flag that determines whether the file was formatted as 3.6+ only,
 as .pyi, and whether string normalization was omitted.
 
-To override the location of these files on macOS or Linux, set the environment variable
-`XDG_CACHE_HOME` to your preferred location. For example, if you want to put the cache
-in the directory you're running _Black_ from, set `XDG_CACHE_HOME=.cache`. _Black_ will
-then write the above files to `.cache/black/<version>/`.
+To override the location of these files on all systems, set the environment variable
+`BLACK_CACHE_DIR` to the preferred location. Alternatively on macOS and Linux, set
+`XDG_CACHE_HOME` to you your preferred location. For example, if you want to put the
+cache in the directory you're running _Black_ from, set `BLACK_CACHE_DIR=.cache/black`.
+_Black_ will then write the above files to `.cache/black`. Note that `BLACK_CACHE_DIR`
+will take precedence over `XDG_CACHE_HOME` if both are set.
 
 ## .gitignore
 
 If `--exclude` is not set, _Black_ will automatically ignore files and directories in
-`.gitignore` file, if present. The `.gitignore` file must be in the project root to be
-used and nested `.gitignore` aren't supported.
+`.gitignore` file(s), if present.
 
 If you want _Black_ to continue using `.gitignore` while also configuring the exclusion
 rules, please use `--extend-exclude`.