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@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Be aware that specific versions are specified using double `==` with `pip` depen
 Use the notation `r-{package}` to install R and required R packages within an environment, see the list of packages [here](https://anaconda.org/r/repo?sort=_name&sort_order=asc). Alternatively using [renv](https://rstudio.github.io/renv/articles/renv.html) is **highly recommended** for project reproducibility and portability if you need to install many packages.
 
 ## VS Code and conda environments
-To ensure VS Code uses for example R and Python installations in conda environments, you can make a file `.vscode/settings.json` in the project folder and write for example:
+To ensure VS Code uses for example R and Python installations in conda environments, you can make a file `.vscode/settings.json` in the current project folder and write for example:
 ```shell
 {
   "r.rterm.linux": "${userHome}/.conda/envs/myproject/bin/R",
@@ -86,4 +86,7 @@ To ensure VS Code uses for example R and Python installations in conda environme
 }
 ```
 
+You can also place the `settings.json` file at `$HOME/.config/Code/User/settings.json` instead to make the settings apply for **all** projects. If any `.vscode/settings.json` files are present in individual project folders, they will take precedence over `$HOME/.config/Code/User/settings.json`.
+
 Read more details [here](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/environments).
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