## FILES
-The three relevant files are:
+The four relevant files are:
+* per-project config file (/path/to/my/project/.npmrc)
* per-user config file (~/.npmrc)
* global config file ($PREFIX/npmrc)
* npm builtin config file (/path/to/npm/npmrc)
priority order. For example, a setting in the userconfig file would
override the setting in the globalconfig file.
+### Per-project config file
+
+When working locally in a project, a `.npmrc` file in the root of the
+project (ie, a sibling of `node_modules` and `package.json`) will set
+config values specific to this project.
+
+Note that this only applies to the root of the project that you're
+running npm in. It has no effect when your module is published. For
+example, you can't publish a module that forces itself to install
+globally, or in a different location.
+
### Per-user config file
`$HOME/.npmrc` (or the `userconfig` param, if set in the environment