diff --git a/doc/config.rst b/doc/config.rst
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--- a/doc/config.rst
+++ b/doc/config.rst
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ file:
 
 * ``~/.local/bin`` for executables installed with ``cabal install``.
 
+You can run ``cabal path`` to see a list of the directories that
+``cabal`` will use with the active configuration.
+
 Repository specification
 ------------------------