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 ## How to use
 
-Copy `config.example` to `~/.vdirsyncer/config` and edit it. You can use the
+Copy `example.cfg` to `~/.vdirsyncer/config` and edit it. You can use the
 `VDIRSYNCER_CONFIG` environment variable to change the path vdirsyncer will
 read the config from.
 
diff --git a/config.example b/example.cfg
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rename from config.example
rename to example.cfg