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@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
Now that you have setup your build environment you are ready to start building custom firmware. For this section of the guide we will bounce between 3 programs- your file manager, your text editor, and your terminal window. Keep all 3 open until you are done and happy with your keyboard firmware.
+## Configure Your Build Environment Defaults (Optional)
+
+You can configure your build environment to set the defaults and make working with QMK less tedious. Let's do that now!
+
+Most people new to QMK only have 1 keyboard. You can set this keyboard as your default with the `qmk config` command. For example, to set your default keyboard to `clueboard/66/rev4`:
+
+ qmk config user.keyboard=clueboard/66/rev4
+
+?> The keyboard option is the path relative to the keyboard directory, the above example would be found in `qmk_firmware/keyboards/clueboard/66/rev4`. If you're unsure you can view a full list of supported keyboards with `qmk list-keyboards`.
+
+You can also set your default keymap name. Most people use their GitHub username like the keymap name from the previous steps:
+
+ qmk config user.keymap=<github_username>
+
## Create a New Keymap
To create your own keymap you'll want to create a copy of the `default` keymap. If you configured your build environment in the last step you can do that easily with the QMK CLI:
@@ -45,7 +59,7 @@ When your changes to the keymap are complete you will need to build the firmware
qmk compile
-If you did not configure your environment, or you have multiple keyboards, you can specify a keyboard and/or keymap:
+If you did not configure defaults for your environment, or you have multiple keyboards, you can specify a keyboard and/or keymap:
qmk compile -kb <keyboard> -km <keymap>
diff --git a/docs/newbs_getting_started.md b/docs/newbs_getting_started.md
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@@ -182,22 +182,6 @@ Checking file size of clueboard_66_rev3_default.hex
* The firmware size is fine - 26356/28672 (2316 bytes free)
```
-## 5. Configure Your Build Environment (Optional)
-
-You can configure your build environment to set the defaults and make working with QMK less tedious. Let's do that now!
-
-Most people new to QMK only have 1 keyboard. You can set this keyboard as your default with the `qmk config` command. For example, to set your default keyboard to `clueboard/66/rev4`:
-
- qmk config user.keyboard=clueboard/66/rev4
-
-You can also set your default keymap name. Most people use their GitHub username here, and we recommend that you do too.
-
- qmk config user.keymap=<github_username>
-
-The keyboard can now be compiled without arguments using the following command after creating your keymap in the next section:
-
- qmk compile
-
# Creating Your Keymap
You are now ready to create your own personal keymap! Move on to [Building Your First Firmware](newbs_building_firmware.md) for that.