#### 3.2.11 Specifying a final value

At the top of the Configuration Manager Finish page you see the full path to the starting configuration file for the current session, and also the action you selected on the Action page; see §3.2.7 Choosing the kind of change to make. Next you see the name of the section you selected, and a note of its purpose; then, if you are changing a setting, the name and value of the setting you selected, with a note of its purpose. Next you see the name of the configuration file you selected, then the “current value” of the setting in that file, and the purpose of the value.

The rest of the Finish page is devoted to giving you values to select from or settings or sections to edit, depending on the action.

If you edit the value for a setting, and you want a leading space before the value, you have to add that space explicitly. A single space is stripped; multiple spaces are preserved. If you change something else, spaces in the value are not altered, unlike spaces before the equals sign, which are always removed.

Once you have completed your edits and/or selections, click Finish action; the Configuration Manager executes your changes and then switches back to the Action page; see §3.2.7 Choosing the kind of change to make. There you can choose another action, or you can go back to the Start or Category page to establish a different universe of discourse.

To see what actually happened, either inspect the file you selected in a text editor, or choose an Edit action on the Action page, and select the relevant section and file.

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Parent Topic: 3.2 Editing files with the Configuration Manager

Sibling Topics:

3.2.1 Understanding how to use the Configuration Manager

3.2.2 Starting the Configuration Manager

3.2.3 Setting Configuration Manager preferences

3.2.4 Establishing a starting point

3.2.5 Choosing a configuration category or file type

3.2.6 Understanding variable vs. fixed names and keys

3.2.7 Choosing the kind of change to make

3.2.8 Selecting a configuration section

3.2.9 Selecting a configuration setting

3.2.10 Selecting a configuration file