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added text to clarify that the user config file will not be overwritten
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@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ as the `target_dir`. If this option is not used, the file will be saved to the d
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location: `~/.esmvaltool/config-user.yml`, where `~` is the
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path to your home directory. Note that files and directories starting with a
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period are "hidden", to see the `.esmvaltool` directory in the terminal use
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`ls -la ~`.
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`ls -la ~`. Note that if a configuration file by that name already exists in the default
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location, the `get_config_user` command will not update the file as ESMValTool will not
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overwrite the file. You will have to move the file first if you want an updated copy of the
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user configuration file.
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