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config command lacks explanations on how to manage arrays #10645

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var ConfigCmd = &cmds.Command{

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It is impossible to determine how to edit config params containing arrays. For example, none of these seemingly intuitive commands work:

ipfs config --json Addresses.AppendAnnounce '{0: "/ip4/some_ip/tcp/4001"}'`
ipfs config Addresses.AppendAnnounce ["/ip4/some_ip/tcp/4001"]
ipfs config --json Addresses.AppendAnnounce ["\/ip4\/some_ip\/tcp\/4001"]
ipfs config Addresses.AppendAnnounce ["/ip4/some_ip/tcp/4001"]
ipfs config Addresses.AppendAnnounce "/ip4/some_ip/tcp/4001"
ipfs config Addresses.AppendAnnounce[] "/ip4/some_ip/tcp/4001"

I suggest adding some clarifiation regarding array management

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