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Expand Up @@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ Passing ``--update`` will replace existing installs if the new version is newer.
Otherwise, they will be left. If no tags are provided with ``--update``, all
installs managed by the Python install manager will be updated if newer versions
are available. Updates will remove any modifications made to the install,
including globally installed packages, but virtual environments will continue to
work.
including globally installed packages, but will leave ``site-packages`` and
``Scripts`` directories as is. Virtual environments are also unaffected.

Passing ``--dry-run`` will generate output and logs, but will not modify any
installs.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -399,8 +399,9 @@ override all other settings, but not every option is available.
This section will describe the defaults, but be aware that modified or
overridden installs may resolve settings differently.

A global configuration file may be configured by an administrator, and would be
read first. The user configuration file is stored at
A global configuration file may be configured by an
:ref:`administrator <pymanager-admin-config>`
and would be read first. The user configuration file is stored at
:file:`%AppData%\\Python\\pymanager.json`
(note that this location is under ``Roaming``, not ``Local``) and is read next,
overwriting any settings from earlier files. An additional configuration file
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