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@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ be added in the future.</p>
checks will be performed when merging results and it will allow you to form custom
suites very easily, etc. Though the preferred method to create a suite is by writing
a formal suite.</p>
+<p>- When being prompted for the test identifier in saving test results, several user variables are supported. These include
+<em>$VIDEO_RESOLUTION</em>, <em>$VIDEO_CARD</em>, <em>$OPERATING_SYSTEM</em>, <em>$PROCESSOR</em>, <em>$MOTHERBOARD</em>, and <em>$KERNEL_VERSION</em>.
+If any of these variables are entered, the Phoronix Test Suite will replace them with their respective values before saving the results.</p>
<p>- If <em>RemoveDownloadFiles</em> is set to <em>TRUE</em> within the <em>user-config.xml</em> file,
once a test has been installed the originally downloaded files for that test will be automatically removed. This conserves
disk space but will cause these files to be re-downloaded the next time the test needs to be re-installed. This will also