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@@ -69,11 +69,9 @@ following locations:
3. `$HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml`
4. `$HOME/.alacritty.toml`
-### Windows
+On Windows, the config file will be looked for in:
-On Windows, the config file should be located at:
-
-`%APPDATA%\alacritty\alacritty.toml`
+* `%APPDATA%\alacritty\alacritty.toml`
## Contributing
diff --git a/extra/man/alacritty.5.scd b/extra/man/alacritty.5.scd
index 81637f3e..a26b3d96 100644
--- a/extra/man/alacritty.5.scd
+++ b/extra/man/alacritty.5.scd
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ Alacritty - TOML configuration file format.
Alacritty's configuration file uses the TOML format. The format's specification
can be found at _https://toml.io/en/v1.0.0_.
+# LOCATION
+
+Alacritty doesn't create the config file for you, but it looks for one in the
+following locations on UNIX systems:
+
+. `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/alacritty/alacritty.toml`
+. `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/alacritty.toml`
+. `$HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml`
+. `$HOME/.alacritty.toml`
+
+On Windows, the config file will be looked for in:
+
+. `%APPDATA%\alacritty\alacritty.toml`
+
# GENERAL
This section documents the root level of the configuration file.