From ef24ebdcbfd489203b15c74d36e93e5e45b02de2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yuvi Panda <yuvipanda@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:19:00 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify usage of 'c.'

Fixes #15
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 README.md | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 24374e0..f594ca2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ you would set this config item to be:
 c.LDAPAuthenticator.bind_dn_template = 'uid={username},ou=people,dc=wikimedia,dc=org'
 ```
 
+Don't forget the preceeding `c.` for setting configuration parameters! JupyterHub
+uses [traitlets](https://traitlets.readthedocs.io) for configuration, and the `c` represents the [config object](https://traitlets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config.html).
+
 The `{username}` is expanded into the username the user provides.
 
 ### Optional configuration ###