--- a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
+++ b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+# @(#$Id: recoll.conf,v 1.2 2005-02-04 09:30:44 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes
 
-topdirs = \ 
-	~dockes
-#	/y/home/FaqsAndDocs/test/plain 
-#	/y/home/FaqsAndDocs/test/html 
+# Recoll default configuration file: this will index your home directory 
 
+topdirs = ~
 
 mimemapfile = mimemap
 mimeconffile = mimeconf
@@ -12,12 +11,10 @@
 
 defaultcharset = iso-8859-1
 defaultlanguage = french
-
 guesscharset = 0
 
-[/y/home/FaqsAndDocs/test/plain]
-defaultlanguage = french
+# You could specify different parameters for a subdirectory like this: (no
+# tilde substitution there for now, sorry)
+#[/home/me/englishdocs/plain]
+#defaultlanguage = english
 
-[/y/home/FaqsAndDocs/test/html]
-defaultlanguage = french
-