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@@ -152,25 +152,16 @@ properly. ## Configuration -Although it's possible the default configuration would work on your system, -you'll probably end up wanting to customize it anyhow. There is a default -`alacritty.yml` at the Git repository root. Alacritty looks for the -configuration file at the following paths: +You can find the default configuration file with documentation for all available +fields on the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/jwilm/alacritty/releases) for each release. + +Alacritty looks for the configuration file at the following paths: 1. `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/alacritty/alacritty.yml` 2. `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/alacritty.yml` 3. `$HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml` 4. `$HOME/.alacritty.yml` -If none of these paths are found then -`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/alacritty/alacritty.yml` is created once Alacritty is first -run. On most systems this often defaults to -`$HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml`. - -Many configuration options will take effect immediately upon saving changes to -the config file. For more information about the config file structure, refer to -the default config file. - ### Windows On Windows the config file is located at: |