-# authorized_user_ids file
-#AUTHORIZED_USER_IDS=~/.config/monkeysphere/authorized_user_ids
-
-# GPG home directory
-#GNUPGHOME=~/.gnupg
-
-# GPG keyserver to search for keys
+# This is an sh-style shell configuration file. Variable names should
+# be separated from their assignements by a single '=' and no spaces.
+# Environement variables with the same names as these variables but
+# prefeced by "MONKEYSPHERE_" will take precedence over the values
+# specified here.
+
+# GPG home directory. If not specified either here or in the
+# MONKEYSPHERE_GNUPGHOME environment variable, then the value of the
+# GNUPGHOME environment variable will be used. If GNUPGHOME is not
+# set either, then the default value is listed below.
+# GNUPGHOME=~/.gnupg
+
+# GPG keyserver to search for keys.