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Fixes #831 Move config file to a more consistent location and update docs

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Kellen Fox 2017-06-02 13:51:44 -07:00
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commit 305263e462
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cli/root.go
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@ -17,8 +17,13 @@ var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
[Config File]
The alertmanager tool will read a config file from the --config cli argument, AMTOOL_CONFIG environment variable,
$HOME/.amtool.yml or /etc/amtool.yml the options are as follows
The alertmanager tool will read a config file from the --config cli argument, AMTOOL_CONFIG environment variable or
from one of two default config locations. Valid config file formats are JSON, TOML, YAML, HCL and Java Properties, use
whatever makes sense for your project.
The default config file paths are $HOME/.config/amtool/config.yml or /etc/amtool/config.yml
The accepted config options are as follows:
alertmanager.url
Set a default alertmanager url for each request
@ -58,9 +63,9 @@ func init() {
// initConfig reads in config file and ENV variables if set.
func initConfig() {
viper.SetConfigName(".amtool") // name of config file (without extension)
viper.AddConfigPath("/etc")
viper.AddConfigPath("$HOME")
viper.SetConfigName("config") // name of config file (without extension)
viper.AddConfigPath("/etc/amtool")
viper.AddConfigPath("$HOME/.config/amtool")
viper.SetEnvPrefix("AMTOOL")
viper.AutomaticEnv() // read in environment variables that match