Default config location incorrect

[thernstig]

File: engine/reference/commandline/cli.md

I am wondering if the default docker location for the options are incorrect:

Options:
      --config string      Location of client config files (default "/root/.docker")
  -D, --debug              Enable debug mode
      --help               Print usage
  -H, --host value         Daemon socket(s) to connect to (default [])
  -l, --log-level string   Set the logging level ("debug"|"info"|"warn"|"error"|"fatal") (default "info")
      --tls                Use TLS; implied by --tlsverify
      --tlscacert string   Trust certs signed only by this CA (default "/root/.docker/ca.pem")
      --tlscert string     Path to TLS certificate file (default "/root/.docker/cert.pem")
      --tlskey string      Path to TLS key file (default "/root/.docker/key.pem")
      --tlsverify          Use TLS and verify the remote
  -v, --version            Print version information and quit

According to the rest of that pages guide for example the section https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/cli/#configuration-files or other online resources, the config file is stored in $HOME/.docker/config.json

I assume the same is true for the tls file locations.

@mavenugo, PTAL. Thank you!

[mavenugo]

@andrewhsu @thaJeztah will be the best person to get this answered/fixed.

[thaJeztah]

Sorry for the delay; so the location that's used is ~/.docker/ (where ~ is the user's home directory), however the actual path is automatically substituted based on the user that runs the docker command. The documentation was generated in a container, and apparently executed as root (so the root's home directory is used).

not sure what the best solution is for this one; perhaps we can update the script that generates the docs, to replace /root/ with ~/ or $HOME

[paigehargrave]

@thaJeztah - Thank you! How about a note under the Options list that gives this context: 'Note: The default file location for the previous options will vary, based on the user running the docker command. In this case, the sample Options output provided was produced with a user running as root and running in a container, which generated the default /root/.docker/ location.' Is this sufficient information?

[paigehargrave]

@thaJeztah - Hi Sebastiaan - Can you have a quick look this - thanks for any guidance...