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overview-manual: inform the reader early of "bitbake-getvar"

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Robert P. J. Day May 19, 2026, 3:08 p.m. UTC
Given how Chapter 4 of the Overview Manual introduces so many of the
variables that define a build, briefly introduce the reader to the
"bitbake-getvar" command so they can examine those variables.

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>

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diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst b/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst
index ec5babe4c..0dac5cfbc 100644
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@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@  workflow,
 cross-development toolchains, shared state cache, and so forth are
 explained.

+.. note::
+
+   Throughout this section, many variables and their meanings are
+   introduced. If, in the context of a build directory, you want to
+   examine the value of any of these variables, you can use the
+   ``bitbake-getvar`` command, explained in the
+   ":ref:`dev-manual/debugging:viewing variable values`" section.
+
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