Zebra - User's Guide and Reference
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# Chapter 4. Example Configurations

# Overview

`zebraidx` and `zebrasrv` are both driven by a master configuration file, which may refer to other subsidiary configuration files. By default, they try to use `zebra.cfg` in the working directory as the master file; but this can be changed using the `-c` option to specify an alternative master configuration file.

The master configuration file tells Zebra:

- Where to find subsidiary configuration files, including `default.idx` which specifies the default indexing rules.

- What attribute sets to recognise in searches.

- Policy details such as what record type to expect, what low-level indexing algorithm to use, how to identify potential duplicate records, etc.

Now let's see what goes in the `zebra.cfg` file for some example configurations.

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Quick Start |  | Example 1: XML Indexing And Searching