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diff --git a/usr.sbin/config/config.8 b/usr.sbin/config/config.8
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@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ the problems in the configuration file should be corrected and
should be run again.
Attempts to compile a system that had configuration errors
are likely to fail.
+.Pp
+If the option "INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE" is used in the configuration file the
+entire input file is embedded in the new kernel. This means that
+.Xr strings 1
+can be used to extract it from a kernel.
+.Pp
+strings | grep ___ will print just the configure information.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386 -compact
.It Pa /sys/conf/files
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