From 6f6e23bf6164e205f3b7bc61a78b98ff7032fffb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kovid Goyal Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:00:06 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Update docs --- kitty/launch.py | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/kitty/launch.py b/kitty/launch.py index d8ad5d39c..7f9f797e4 100644 --- a/kitty/launch.py +++ b/kitty/launch.py @@ -128,10 +128,9 @@ currently active window. --copy-env type=bool-set Copy the environment variables from the currently active window into the newly -launched child process. Note that most shells only set environment variables -for child processes, so this will only copy the environment variables that the -shell process itself has, not the environment variables child processes inside -the shell see. To copy that enviroment, use either the :ref:`clone-in-kitty +launched child process. Note that this only copies the environment when the +window was first created, as it is not possible to get updated environment variables +from arbitrary processes. To copy that environment, use either the :ref:`clone-in-kitty ` feature or the kitty remote control feature with :option:`kitty @ launch --copy-env`.