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is a global option that specifies which directories are searched for systemwide configuration information.}})

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Files with configuration information are called (RefLink[init.m, paclet:ref/file/init.m]). If a setting is listed in more than one file, the last setting read is used.

The directories are specified using the FrontEnd`FileName function. A typical directory included on (RefLink[ConfigurationPath, paclet:ref/ConfigurationPath]) is FrontEnd`FileName[{(RefLink[$InstallationDirectory, paclet:ref/$InstallationDirectory]), "Configuration", "FrontEnd"}].

(RefLink[ConfigurationPath, paclet:ref/ConfigurationPath]) defines systemwide settings, while (RefLink[PreferencesPath, paclet:ref/PreferencesPath]) defines settings for individual users. This is possible because the (RefLink[init.m, paclet:ref/file/init.m]) files in (RefLink[PreferencesPath, paclet:ref/PreferencesPath]) are read after those in (RefLink[ConfigurationPath, paclet:ref/ConfigurationPath]). Hence any settings defined by individual users override the default settings for the system.

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