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Re: [PATCH] config: Add new option to open an editor.

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Feb 4, 2009, 14:53 UTC
Message-ID
<20090204145317.GA5712@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<1233700826-11763-1-git-send-email-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 12:40:26AM +0200, Felipe Contreras wrote:
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> +		} else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--edit") || !strcmp(argv[1], "-e")) {
> +			char *config_filename;
> +			if (config_exclusive_filename)
> +				config_filename = xstrdup(config_exclusive_filename);
> +			else
> +				config_filename = git_pathdup("config");
> +			launch_editor(config_filename, NULL, NULL);
> +			free(config_filename);
> +			return 0;
>  		} else
With this patch, won't I get different behavior from:
  git config -e --global
versus
  git config --global -e
?
Other than that, I like the concept of this patch.
-Peff
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  1. config: Add new option to open an editor.Felipe Contreras, Feb 3, 2009
  2. Johannes SchindelinFeb 3, 2009
  3. Felipe ContrerasFeb 3, 2009
  4. Johannes SchindelinFeb 3, 2009
  5. Felipe ContrerasFeb 3, 2009
  6. config: Add new option to open an editor.Felipe Contreras, Feb 3, 2009
  7. Johannes SchindelinFeb 3, 2009
  8. Felipe ContrerasFeb 3, 2009
  9. Jeff KingFeb 4, 2009
  10. Felipe ContrerasFeb 4, 2009
  11. Jeff KingFeb 4, 2009
  12. Felipe ContrerasFeb 4, 2009
  13. config: Add new option to open an editor.Felipe Contreras, Feb 4, 2009
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2009
  15. Felipe ContrerasFeb 4, 2009
  16. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2009
  17. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2009
  18. Felipe ContrerasFeb 7, 2009
  19. Johannes SchindelinFeb 7, 2009
  20. Felipe ContrerasFeb 7, 2009
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 7, 2009
  22. Felipe ContrerasFeb 7, 2009
  23. config: Add new option to open an editor.Felipe Contreras, Feb 7, 2009
  24. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2009
  25. Felipe ContrerasFeb 4, 2009

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