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 ## Configuration file
 
-The Recorder attempts to read its startup configuration from a configuration file; the path to this is compiled into the Recorder (typically `/etc/defaults/ot-recorder`, and `ocat -v` will display the compiled-in default). The format of this file approximates that of a shell script with variables to be exported (the intention is so that it can be sourced by a shell script). Lines beginning with an octothorp (`#`) are ignored as are blank lines. Configuration settings proper are set as follows (note that some older versions of libconfig require a trailing semicolon (`;`) at the end of a variable assignment):
+The Recorder attempts to read its startup configuration from a configuration file; the path to this is compiled into the Recorder (typically `/etc/default/ot-recorder`, and `ocat -v` will display the compiled-in default). The format of this file approximates that of a shell script with variables to be exported (the intention is so that it can be sourced by a shell script). Lines beginning with an octothorp (`#`) are ignored as are blank lines. Configuration settings proper are set as follows (note that some older versions of libconfig require a trailing semicolon (`;`) at the end of a variable assignment):
 
 ```
 OTR_STORAGEDIR="/var/spool/owntracks/recorder/store"