Remove incorrect docs about confcutdir being a config option

Fix pytest-dev#9210
nicoddemus · Oct 18, 2021 · c000955 · c000955
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diff --git a/changelog/9210.doc.rst b/changelog/9210.doc.rst
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+Remove incorrect docs about ``confcutdir`` being a configuration option: it can only be set through the ``--confcutdir`` command-line option.
diff --git a/doc/en/reference/reference.rst b/doc/en/reference/reference.rst
@@ -1196,19 +1196,8 @@ passed multiple times. The expected format is ``name=value``. For example::
    variables, that will be expanded. For more information about cache plugin
    please refer to :ref:`cache_provider`.
 
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-.. confval:: confcutdir
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-   Sets a directory where search upwards for ``conftest.py`` files stops.
-   By default, pytest will stop searching for ``conftest.py`` files upwards
-   from ``pytest.ini``/``tox.ini``/``setup.cfg`` of the project if any,
-   or up to the file-system root.
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 .. confval:: console_output_style
 
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    Sets the console output style while running tests:
 
    * ``classic``: classic pytest output.