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Re: [PATCH 2/5] git-config: add --remote option for reading config from remote repo

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Frank Lichtenheld <frank@lichtenheld.de>
Date
May 4, 2007, 21:35 UTC
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<20070504213553.GC30324@planck.djpig.de>
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On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 11:10:05PM +0200, Sven Verdoolaege wrote:
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> On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 11:03:40PM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote:
> > 
> > Some comments on the documentation:
> > 
> > On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 12:56:40PM +0200, Sven Verdoolaege wrote:
> > > +'git-config' [--system | --global | --remote=[<host>:]<directory ]
> > > +	     [type] name [value [value_regex]]
> > 
> > maybe something more like
> > 
> > 'git-config' [ scope ]
> 
> Sounds reasonable, although I'd probably say [<scope>].

Note that this is inconsistent with the rest of the documentation (e.g. it says [type], not [<type>]).

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> > > +--remote=[<host>:]<directory
> > > +	Use remote config instead of the repository .git/config.
> > > +	Only available for reading options.
> > 
> > Why did you add it to all options in the SYNOPSYS then?
> 
> Because I wasn't thinking.

Another small error: You seem to be missing a '>' after each occourence of '<directory'.

Gruesse,
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Frank Lichtenheld <frank@lichtenheld.de>
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  2. 1/5 Add dump-configSven Verdoolaege, May 4, 2007
  3. 2/5 git-config: add --remote option for reading config from remote repoSven Verdoolaege, May 4, 2007
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  8. 4/5 git-config: read remote config files over HTTPSven Verdoolaege, May 4, 2007
  9. 5/5 git-clone: add --submodules for cloning submodulesSven Verdoolaege, May 4, 2007
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