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Merge pull request #6465 from blueyed/doc-rootdir 

doc: revisit section about rootdir
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Initialization: determining rootdir and inifile
-----------------------------------------------
pytest determines a ``rootdir`` for each test run which depends on
the command line arguments (specified test files, paths) and on
the existence of *ini-files*. The determined ``rootdir`` and *ini-file* are
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Here's a summary what ``pytest`` uses ``rootdir`` for:
* Construct *nodeids* during collection; each test is assigned
a unique *nodeid* which is rooted at the ``rootdir`` and takes in account full path,
class name, function name and parametrization (if any).
a unique *nodeid* which is rooted at the ``rootdir`` and takes into account
the full path, class name, function name and parametrization (if any).
* Is used by plugins as a stable location to store project/test run specific information;
for example, the internal :ref:`cache <cache>` plugin creates a ``.pytest_cache`` subdirectory
in ``rootdir`` to store its cross-test run state.
Important to emphasize that ``rootdir`` is **NOT** used to modify ``sys.path``/``PYTHONPATH`` or
``rootdir`` is **NOT** used to modify ``sys.path``/``PYTHONPATH`` or
influence how modules are imported. See :ref:`pythonpath` for more details.
``--rootdir=path`` command-line option can be used to force a specific directory.
The ``--rootdir=path`` command-line option can be used to force a specific directory.
The directory passed may contain environment variables when it is used in conjunction
with ``addopts`` in a ``pytest.ini`` file.