clarify profile activation
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Each profile has six parts:
* Activation (`activation`)
Once a profile is activated, the specified `build`, `test` and `deploy` configuration
-in it will replace the `build`, `test` and `deploy` sections declared
+in it will be laid onto, but won't completely replace, the `build`, `test` and `deploy` sections declared
in the main section of `skaffold.yaml`. The `build`, `test` and `deploy` configuration in the `profiles`
section use the same syntax as the `build`, `test` and `deploy` sections of
`skaffold.yaml`; for more information, see [Builders]({{< relref "/docs/pipeline-stages/builders" >}}),
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ In the example below:
### Override via replacement
-The `build`, `test` and `deploy` sections defined in the profile will completely replace the main configuration.
+The `build`, `test` and `deploy` sections defined in the profile will be laid onto the main configuration.
The default values are the same in profiles as in the main config.
The following example showcases a `skaffold.yaml` with one profile named `gcb`,
