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@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ title = "Gitleaks title"
 # and can contain duplicates.
 # useDefault and path can NOT be used at the same time. Choose one.
 [extend]
-# useDefault will extend the base configuration with the default gitleaks config
+# useDefault will extend the base configuration with the default gitleaks config:
+# https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/blob/master/config/gitleaks.toml
 useDefault = true
 # or you can supply a path to a configuration. Path is relative to where gitleaks
 # was invoked, not the location of the base config. This is a bit clunky.