Add the option to autoincrement integer values

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/source/user/settings.rst b/docs/source/user/settings.rst
index fead752..c781f11 100644
--- a/docs/source/user/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/source/user/settings.rst
@@ -67,6 +67,25 @@ Some field types may add other custom properties.
    you can use the ``yaml`` generic type, or write your own derivative
    with an additional type).
 
+``integer`` properties
+----------------------
+
+``auto``:
+   automatic manipulation of the field contents.
+
+   The value of ``increment`` will autoincrement the value at every
+   update.
+
+   The reference client will run this update before editing an entry,
+   allowing further changes from the user; a command line user can then
+   decide to abort this change through the usual git commands.
+
+   Other clients may decide to use a different workflow.
+
+``increment``:
+   the amount by which an ``auto: increment`` field is incremented
+   (negative values are of course allowed).
+
 ``date`` and ``datetime`` properties
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