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@@ -145,9 +145,11 @@ file as 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 neither path 1 or 2 are found then `$HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml`
-is created as or once alacritty is first run.
+If neither of these paths are found then `$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. The only exception is the `font` and `dpi` section which