From 5716fa6d50bf5e09f5e3e3d9080675c9905a645e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefano Rivera Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:39:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Describe precedence in backportpackage.1 --- doc/backportpackage.1 | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/backportpackage.1 b/doc/backportpackage.1 index ea5353a..88d6090 100644 --- a/doc/backportpackage.1 +++ b/doc/backportpackage.1 @@ -87,10 +87,17 @@ removed once the script finishes running. .PP \fBbackportpackage\fR is only recommended for testing backports in a PPA, not uploading backports to the Ubuntu archive. +.SH ENVIRONMENT +All of the \fBCONFIGURATION VARIABLES\fR below are also supported as +environment variables. +Variables in the environment take precedence to those in configuration +files. .SH CONFIGURATION VARIABLES The following variables can be set in the environment or in .BR ubuntu\-dev\-tools (5) -configuration files: +configuration files. +In each case, the script\-specific variable takes precedence over the +package\-wide variable. .TP .BR BACKPORTPACKAGE_BUILDER ", " UBUNTUTOOLS_BUILDER The default value for \fB\-\-builder\fR.