From: Joel Rosdahl <joel@rosdahl.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 18:11:52 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: docs: Clarify that --set-config writes to the configuration file
X-Git-Tag: v4.11~143
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d220910c1bb52b8f5ea2a8b8ad56f951cf0862c1;p=thirdparty%2Fccache.git

docs: Clarify that --set-config writes to the configuration file

See also discussion #1468.
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diff --git a/doc/MANUAL.adoc b/doc/MANUAL.adoc
index 81886a1e..68d91328 100644
--- a/doc/MANUAL.adoc
+++ b/doc/MANUAL.adoc
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ documentation.
 
 *-o* _KEY=VALUE_, *--set-config* _KEY_=_VALUE_::
 
-    Set configuration option _KEY_ to _VALUE_. See _<<Configuration>>_ for more
-    information.
+    Set configuration option _KEY_ to _VALUE_ in the configuration file. See
+    _<<Configuration>>_ for more information.
 
 *-x*, *--show-compression*::
 
diff --git a/src/ccache/core/mainoptions.cpp b/src/ccache/core/mainoptions.cpp
index 33b0b328..ea184540 100644
--- a/src/ccache/core/mainoptions.cpp
+++ b/src/ccache/core/mainoptions.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ Common options:
         --recompress-threads THREADS
                                use up to THREADS threads when recompressing the
                                cache; default: number of CPUs
-    -o, --set-config KEY=VALUE set configuration option KEY to value VALUE
+    -o, --set-config KEY=VALUE set configuration option KEY to value VALUE in the
+                               configuration file
     -x, --show-compression     show compression statistics
     -p, --show-config          show current configuration options in
                                human-readable format