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<para>
- By default, &scons; reads configuration information from the
- file named <filename>SConstruct</filename> in the current
- directory. An alternate file name may be specified via the
- <option>-f</option> option. If the alternate file is not in
- the local directory, &scons; will internally change its working
- directory (chdir) to the directory containing the file.
+ By default, &scons; searches for a file named &SConstruct;,
+ &Sconstruct; or &sconstruct (in that order) in the current directory
+ and reads its configuration from the first file found. An alternate
+ file name may be specified via the <option>-f</option> option. If
+ the specified file is not in the local directory, &scons; will
+ internally change its working directory (chdir) to the directory
+ containing the file.
</para>