X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/vim.git/blobdiff_plain/62bfbd6a63dcac2f6f31eb014f69397c9eb967d2..d97b7898b34b67eb3c6839998920e17ac8c77908:/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 54c76cd..de1d5e6 100644
--- 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
+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 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>/`.
+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`.