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@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ This section is a catch-all for site-wide variables.
 
 name: the name of your site, like 'YourCompany Microblog'.
 server: the server part of your site's URLs, like 'example.net'.
-path: The path part of your site's URLs, like 'mublog' or '/'
+path: The path part of your site's URLs, like 'mublog' or ''
       (installed in root).
 fancy: whether or not your site uses fancy URLs (see Fancy URLs
        section above). Default is false.