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@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ The following environment variables are supported:
 | IMPOSTER_ADD_ENGINE_RESPONSE_HEADERS          | Whether to add response headers for `server` and unique request ID.                                                                                                                                                       | `true`                                      | `false`                                                                                         |
 | IMPOSTER_AUTO_BASE_PATH                       | Whether to automatically set the base path for each configuration file, based on its relative path from the configuration root directory.                                                                                 | `false`                                     | `true`                                                                                          |
 | IMPOSTER_CACHE_DIR                            | Path to a directory in which to store cached data, such as remote specifications.                                                                                                                                         | `<Java temporary directory>/imposter-cache` | `/path/to/dir`                                                                                  |
-| IMPOSTER_CONFIG_DIR                           | The path to the configuration directory. Can be specified as a comma-separated list. See [configuration location](config_location.md).                                                                                    | Empty                                       | `/path/to/config/dir` - See [Configuration Location](./config_location.md)                      |
-| IMPOSTER_CONFIG_SCAN_RECURSIVE                | Whether to scan for configuration files recursively within the configuration directories.                                                                                                                                 | `false`                                     | `true`                                                                                          |
+| IMPOSTER_CONFIG_DIR                           | The path to the configuration directory. Can be specified as a comma-separated list. See [configuration location](config_location.md).                                                                                    | Empty                                       | `/path/to/config/dir` - See [Configuration Location](./config_location.md).                     |
+| IMPOSTER_CONFIG_SCAN_RECURSIVE                | Whether to scan for configuration files recursively within the configuration directories. See [recursive configuration discovery](./config_discovery.md).                                                                 | `false`                                     | `true`                                                                                          |
 | IMPOSTER_CONFIG_DISCOVER_ENVFILES             | Whether to discover envfiles. See below.                                                                                                                                                                                  | `true`                                      | `false`                                                                                         |
 | IMPOSTER_FEATURES                             | Enables or disables features. See [Features](./features.md) documentation.                                                                                                                                                | Per [default features](./features.md).      | `metrics=false,stores=true`                                                                     |
 | IMPOSTER_IGNORE_CONFIG_ERRORS                 | Whether errors encountered during configuration parsing or plugin configuration should be logged instead of thrown. Defaults to `false`, as skipping a configuration might also skip the security conditions it contains. | `false`                                     | boolean                                                                                         |