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diff --git a/build2/b.cli b/build2/b.cli
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--- a/build2/b.cli
+++ b/build2/b.cli
@@ -659,7 +659,8 @@ namespace build2
The default options files for the build system driver are called
\cb{b.options} and are searched for in the \cb{.build2/} subdirectory of the
home directory and in the system directory (for example, \cb{/etc/build2/})
- if configured.
+ if configured. Note that besides options these files can also contain global
+ variable overrides.
Once the search is complete, the files are loaded in the reverse order, that
is, beginning from the system directory (if any), followed by the home