diff --git a/source/_docs/configuration/splitting_configuration.markdown b/source/_docs/configuration/splitting_configuration.markdown index 2fe7bb652a2b..88115778ec1c 100644 --- a/source/_docs/configuration/splitting_configuration.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/configuration/splitting_configuration.markdown @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ mqtt: ``` As with the core snippet, indentation makes a difference. The component headers (`mqtt:`) should be fully left aligned (aka no indent), and the parameters (`broker:`) should be indented two (2) spaces. -While some of these components can technically be moved to a separate file they are so small or "one off's" where splitting them off is superfluous. Also, you'll notice the # symbol (hash/pound). This represents a "comment" as far as the commands are interpreted. Put another way, any line prefixed with a `#` will be ignored. This makes breaking up files for human readability really convenient, not to mention turning off features while leaving the entry intact. (Look at the `zigbee:` entry above and the b entry further down) +While some of these components can technically be moved to a separate file they are so small or "one off's" where splitting them off is superfluous. Also, you'll notice the # symbol (hash/pound). This represents a "comment" as far as the commands are interpreted. Put another way, any line prefixed with a `#` will be ignored. This makes breaking up files for human readability really convenient, not to mention turning off features while leaving the entry intact. Now, lets assume that a blank file has been created in the Home Assistant configuration directory for each of the following: @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Let's look at the `device_tracker.yaml` file from our example: consider_home: 120 ``` -This small example illustrates how the "split" files work. In this case, we start with a "comment block" identifying the file followed by two (2) device tracker entries (`owntracks` and `nmap`). These files follow ["style 1"](/getting-started/devices/#style-2-list-each-device-separately) that is to say a fully left aligned leading entry (`- platform: owntracks`) followed by the parameter entries indented two (2) spaces. +This small example illustrates how the "split" files work. In this case, we start with two (2) device tracker entries (`owntracks` and `nmap`). These files follow ["style 1"](/getting-started/devices/#style-2-list-each-device-separately) that is to say a fully left aligned leading entry (`- platform: owntracks`) followed by the parameter entries indented two (2) spaces. This (large) sensor configuration gives us another example: