diary

commit 7ab1be89275d023cfa62295dffffda617827f9fb
parent 8420712317f8c340d146f8b20a8d720e8823bf17
Author: Andreas Gruhler <agruhl@gmx.ch>
Date:   Mon,  8 Feb 2021 22:06:02 +0100

Update README.md

Co-authored-by: Oliver Blanthorn <freedom4cows@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ The file `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/diary/diary.cfg` should adhere to a basi
 ## Precedence Rules
 <a name="precedence_rules"></a>
 
-The default variables, for instance, for the configuration variables `editor`, `dir` and `weekday`, are populated with values in the following order:
+The default variables, for instance, for the configuration variables `editor`, `dir` and `weekday`, are populated with values in the following order, where earlier entries are overwritten by subsequent ones if they exist:
 1. No default for `DIARY_DIR`. Defaults for `range`, `weekday`, `fmt` and `editor` are provided in [diary.h](diary.h)
 * If `EDITOR` is unset and no editor is provided in the config file or via the `-e` option, the diary works read-only. Journal files cannot be opened.
 * If `DIARY_DIR` is not provided, the diary won't open.
@@ -126,4 +126,4 @@ $ rm ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/diary/diary.cfg
 
 # start with 'weekday' default value from source code (1=Mon)
 $ diary
-```
-\ No newline at end of file
+```