updated docs to make clear new option scope

this does not affect user tasks with `setup`
8 years ago · 2538383cf4
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--- a/docs/docsite/rst/intro_configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/intro_configuration.rst
@ -392,11 +392,12 @@ is very very conservative::
 fact_path
 =========

-This option allows you to globally configure a custom path for :ref:`_local_facts`::
+This option allows you to globally configure a custom path for :ref:`_local_facts`:: for the implied `setup` task when using implied fact gathering.

  fact_path = /home/centos/ansible_facts.d

 The default is to use the default from the `setup module  <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/setup_module.html>`_: ``/etc/ansible/facts.d``
+This ONLY affects fact gathering triggered by a play when `gather_facts: True`.

 .. _gathering: