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@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ Universal variables are variables that are shared between all the users' fish se
 
 To see universal variables in action, start two fish sessions side by side, and issue the following command in one of them ``set fish_color_cwd blue``. Since ``fish_color_cwd`` is a universal variable, the color of the current working directory listing in the prompt will instantly change to blue on both terminals.
 
-`Universal variables <#variables-universal>`_ are stored in the file ``.config/fish/fishd.MACHINE_ID``, where MACHINE_ID is typically your MAC address. Do not edit this file directly, as your edits may be overwritten. Edit them through fish scripts or by using fish interactively instead.
+`Universal variables <#variables-universal>`_ are stored in the file ``.config/fish/fish_variables``. Do not edit this file directly, as your edits may be overwritten. Edit the variables through fish scripts or by using fish interactively instead.
 
 Do not append to universal variables in `config.fish <#initialization>`_, because these variables will then get longer with each new shell instance. Instead, simply set them once at the command line.