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Added documentation for new virtualenv feature.

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@ -211,13 +211,19 @@ This is exactly equivalent to::
Except, if you have ``virtualenv`` installed and the path ``new-env/``
doesn't exist, then a new virtualenv will be created.
Using pip with buildout
-----------------------
pip also has two advanced features for working with virtualenvs -- both of
which activated by defining a variable in your environment.
If you are using `zc.buildout
<http://pypi.python.org/pypi/zc.buildout>`_ you should look at
`gp.recipe.pip <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/gp.recipe.pip>`_ as an
option to use pip and virtualenv in your buildouts.
To tell pip to only run if there is a virtualenv currently activated,
and to bail if not, use::
export PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV=true
To tell pip to automatically use the currently active virtualenv::
export PIP_RESPECT_VIRTUALENV=true
Providing an environment with ``-E`` will be ignored.
Using pip with virtualenvwrapper
---------------------------------
@ -236,3 +242,11 @@ Do so by adding the line::
export PIP_VIRTUALENV_BASE=$WORKON_HOME
in your .bashrc under the line starting with ``export WORKON_HOME``.
Using pip with buildout
-----------------------
If you are using `zc.buildout
<http://pypi.python.org/pypi/zc.buildout>`_ you should look at
`gp.recipe.pip <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/gp.recipe.pip>`_ as an
option to use pip and virtualenv in your buildouts.