project: Fallback to directory name if project/name isn't set

[update-copyright.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index 7e85b80f9d464e4ad5342e7701a8480c27680d98..a91e6bbad43d3326e96151f4682db0d15564022d 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ Options
 
 project/name
   A string naming your project.  Replaces ``{project}`` in your
-  copyright blurbs.
+  copyright blurbs.  If this isn't set, ``update-copyright`` will fall
+  back to using the name of the repository directory.
 project/vcs
   The name of your version control system.
 files/authors