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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions docs/environment.rst
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Expand Up @@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ Details of the toml language subset
CircuitPython behavior
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CircuitPython will also read the environment to configure its behavior. Other
keys are ignored by CircuitPython. Here are the keys it uses:
CircuitPython will also read the environment to configure its behavior. Some keys are read at
startup once and others are read on reload (ctrl-D in the REPL). If a reload doesn't change things,
then try a reset (a power cycle or pressing the reset button). Other keys are ignored by CircuitPython.
Here are the keys it uses:

Core CircuitPython keys
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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