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pitchfork settings explain

  • Usage: pitchfork settings explain <KEY>
  • Aliases: why
  • Effect: read-only

Show where a setting's value came from

Names the exact place that won — the variable, or the file and the key inside it — along with everything else that was considered and every other way the setting can be reached.

Arguments

  • <KEY> — Setting key in dot notation (e.g., general.log_level, web.auto_start)

Flags

  • -h --help — Print help
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