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diff --git a/frags/using-taler-config.rst b/frags/using-taler-config.rst
index 5e8ffcaa..ba4febb4 100644
--- a/frags/using-taler-config.rst
+++ b/frags/using-taler-config.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ Using taler-config
The tool ``taler-config`` can be used to extract or manipulate configuration
values; however, the configuration use the well-known INI file format and is
-generally better edited by hand to preserve comments and structure.
+generally better edited by hand to preserve comments and structure. Thus, ``taler-config`` should primarily be used
+to inspect or understand a configuration that is in place,
+and not to update it!
Run
@@ -22,7 +24,9 @@ Run
to extract the respective configuration value for option ``$OPTION`` in
section ``$SECTION``.
-Finally, to change a setting, run
+Finally, to change a setting and clobber your entire
+configuration file structure, inlining all values and
+removing all comments, run
.. code-block:: console