How to Understand Configuration Files Syntax?

How to Understand Configuration Files Syntax?

Now I know this is a little abstract but how does one know how do edit a config file for example /etc/systemd/logind.conf how do you know what syntax is allowed and what not?

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The configuration file formats vary between different configuration files. You may want to conduct a google search for a tutorial on the format you wish to use. For .conf files in /etc/systemd, I found this wiki page:

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