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How can I override settings from a global detekt settings in a module for a multi-module gradle build?  Right now I have a `detekt-config.yml` in my root directory, and another `detekt-config.yml`in my module directory.  To use both, I use `detekt { config = files("${project.rootDir}/detekt-config.yml", "detekt-config.yml") }`. Is there a better way which e.g. does not require to repeat the base config file name or perhaps even a `mergeConfigs: true` which will automatically merge these?  I tried `detekt { config += files("detekt-config.yml") }` but that did not work.

&gt;  Is there a better way which e.g. does not require to repeat the base config file name
You should be able to write a Gradle function (let’s call it `mergeBaseConfigWith` ) that returns a `ConfigurableFileCollection` (is Gradle type) and do something like:

```detekt { config = mergeBaseConfigWith("detekt-config.yml") }```


This would still require to have programmatic access to the root config file (or file name), which I don't think I have.