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Re: [PATCH 1/4] Split up default "core" config parsing into helper routine

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jun 19, 2008, 01:23 UTC
Message-ID
<20080619012310.GA25307@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<alpine.LFD.1.10.0806181721580.2907@woody.linux-foundation.org>
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 05:23:21PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > Have you read "man git-config" lately?
> 
> That whole program is there just for scripting. Of _course_ it talks about 
> the machine format!

Forget the command git-config; all of the config _variables_ are documented in "foo.bar" form. Name one place in all of the documentation where the user can find out about core.pager, but the "foo.bar" form is not used.

-Peff
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Eric Raible
Message 15 of 16 in “Add 'core.fsyncobjectfiles' config option”
  1. 0/4 Add 'core.fsyncobjectfiles' config optionLinus Torvalds, Jun 18, 2008
  2. 1/4 Split up default "core" config parsing into helper routineLinus Torvalds, Jun 18, 2008
  3. 2/4 Split up default "user" config parsing into helper routineLinus Torvalds, Jun 18, 2008
  4. 3/4 Split up default "i18n" and "branch" config parsing into helper routinesLinus Torvalds, Jun 18, 2008
  5. 4/4 Add config option to enable 'fsync()' of object filesLinus Torvalds, Jun 18, 2008
  6. Jeff KingJun 18, 2008
  7. Linus TorvaldsJun 18, 2008
  8. Jeff KingJun 18, 2008
  9. Linus TorvaldsJun 18, 2008
  10. Jeff KingJun 19, 2008
  11. Linus TorvaldsJun 19, 2008
  12. Linus TorvaldsJun 19, 2008
  13. Daniel BarkalowJun 19, 2008
  14. Junio C HamanoJun 19, 2008
  15. Jeff KingJun 19, 2008
  16. Eric RaibleJun 19, 2008

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