From e8cd6f4bcfad96b1a81259f4d55584b6fa989610 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: har7an <99636919+har7an@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2022 14:56:01 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Mention that aliases are recursive

Instead of duplicating portions of commands that are used identically
across many aliases, the user can instead reuse any previously defined
aliases.
---
 src/doc/src/reference/config.md | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/doc/src/reference/config.md b/src/doc/src/reference/config.md
index ee330b6e198..d7fe878bdbe 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/reference/config.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/reference/config.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ c = "check"
 t = "test"
 r = "run"
 rr = "run --release"
+recursive_example = "rr --example recursions"
 space_example = ["run", "--release", "--", "\"command list\""]
 
 [build]
@@ -335,6 +336,14 @@ r = "run"
 
 Aliases are not allowed to redefine existing built-in commands.
 
+Aliases are recursive:
+
+```toml
+[alias]
+rr = "run --release"
+recursive_example = "rr --example recursions"
+```
+
 #### `[build]`
 
 The `[build]` table controls build-time operations and compiler settings.