[PATCH] config: Rummage through ~/.gitrc as well as the repository's config.

From: Mark Wooding <mdw@distorted.org.uk>
Date: Feb 3, 2006, 20:33 UTC
Message-ID: <20060203203332.2718.13451.stgit@metalzone.distorted.org.uk>

From: Mark Wooding <mdw@distorted.org.uk>

I'm fed up of setting user.email in every repository I own. I want to put this somewhere central, and I shouldn't have to log in again to make it take effect.

Signed-off-by: Mark Wooding <mdw@distorted.org.uk>
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 Documentation/git.txt |    4 ++++
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index e8ef3ef..eab3d46 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -468,6 +468,10 @@ people.  Here is an example:
 Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust
 their operation accordingly.
 
+You can also have a global configuration file, in exactly the same
+format, in the file `.gitrc` in your home directory.  This is a handy
+place to put your name and email address.
+
 
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