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Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add support for host aliases in config files

From
Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 20, 2008, 19:44 UTC
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<200802202044.54987.jnareb@gmail.com>
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Johannes Schindelin wrotr:
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> I just tried this:
> 
> $ git config rewrite."master.kernel.org:/pub".url \
> 	git://git.kernel.org/pub/
> 
> and it worked.  IOW, the config will look like this:
> 
> [rewrite "master.kernel.org:/pub"]
>         url = git://git.kernel.org/pub/
> 
> So maybe this is easier to grasp?

Perhaps that it is easier to grasp, but imho it is backwards, as it is inherently 1 -> 1 in <original> -> <rewritten>, while I think it is more common to have n -> 1, i.e. multiple URLs (aliases), multiple alternative "spellings" with one tried way to access repository.

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Poland
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  1. 2/2 Add support for host aliases in config filesDaniel Barkalow, Feb 19, 2008
  2. Jon LoeligerFeb 19, 2008
  3. Johannes SchindelinFeb 19, 2008
  4. Daniel BarkalowFeb 19, 2008
  5. Jakub NarebskiFeb 20, 2008
  6. Daniel BarkalowFeb 19, 2008
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2008
  8. Daniel BarkalowFeb 20, 2008
  9. Johannes SchindelinFeb 20, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2008
  11. Johannes SchindelinFeb 20, 2008

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