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'git config --edit' unexpected behavior

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MGMervin Guy <mail@mervin.works>
Date
Apr 10, 2023, 19:44 UTC
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What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue)
- Changed my directory to a git-repo I was working on, using 'cd <directory_name>'. Then I ran 'git config --global -e'.
What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior)
- I exepected the command to display my current-config file, with all settings included, in my editor.
What happened instead? (Actual behavior)
- My config-file was overwritten and displayed a default-setup message, the config-file was lost after this point.
  I experimented with different ways of activating the command, but they all led to an overwrite of the file.
What's different between what you expected and what actually happened?
- The config-file should've displayed as-was, and no overwrite should've occurred unless explicitly commanded.
Anything else you want to add:
- It should be noted that I've been updating my config-file manually, up until this point. When updating it, I used
 '[subsection] component' rather than 'subsection.component'.

[System Info] git version: 2.40.0 cpu: i686 sizeof-long: 4 sizeof-size_t: 4 shell-path: /bin/sh compiler info: gnuc: 12.2 libc info: no libc information available $SHELL (typically, interactive shell): /bin/ash

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