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Phrasing regarding app.config file for automatic binding redirection is not clear.

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Description

In the section describing the app.config file, this text appears:

"The binding redirects are added to the output configuration (app.config) file when the app is compiled. The redirects override the assembly unification that might otherwise take place. The source app.config file is not modified."

If the redirects are added to the app.config file, and it is not modified, where exactly are they added? Is there a source app.confg, and destination / output app.config?

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* ID: 62b2e725-23a6-e54d-7afb-28448cf7a869
* Version Independent ID: 385f6d74-fe5c-7cc2-d0be-1cf0c0216f5d
* Content: [Enable or disable autogenerated binding redirects - .NET Framework](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/configure-apps/how-to-enable-and-disable-automatic-binding-redirection)
* Content Source: [docs/framework/configure-apps/how-to-enable-and-disable-automatic-binding-redirection.md](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/blob/main/docs/framework/configure-apps/how-to-enable-and-disable-automatic-binding-redirection.md)
* Product: **dotnet-framework**
* GitHub Login: @gewarren
* Microsoft Alias: **dotnetcontent**

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