[FIX] doc: configuration section to use for cli args

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/doc/reference/cmdline.rst b/doc/reference/cmdline.rst
index 5652571f9be..423371712e9 100644
--- a/doc/reference/cmdline.rst
+++ b/doc/reference/cmdline.rst
@@ -483,7 +483,16 @@ Some conversions don't match the pattern:
 The default configuration file is :file:`{$HOME}/.odoorc` which
 can be overridden using :option:`--config <odoo-bin -c>`. Specifying
 :option:`--save <odoo-bin -s>` will save the current configuration state back
-to that file.
+to that file. The configuration items relative to the command-line are to be
+specified in the section ``[options]``.
+
+Here is a sample file:
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+
+   [options]
+   db_user=odoo
+   dbfilter=odoo
 
 .. _jinja2: http://jinja.pocoo.org
 .. _regular expression: https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html
@@ -549,4 +558,4 @@ Scaffolding is available via the :command:`odoo-bin scaffold` subcommand.
 
     $ odoo_bin scaffold my_module /addons/
 
-This will create module *my_module* in directory */addons/*.
\ No newline at end of file
+This will create module *my_module* in directory */addons/*.