Re: [PATCH] Expand ~ and ~user in core.excludesfile, commit.template

From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 17, 2009, 09:30 UTC
Message-ID: <200911171030.38703.jnareb@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <7viqd9isbm.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>

Dnia wtorek 17. listopada 2009 07:22, Junio C Hamano napisał:

> Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> writes:

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> >
> > It would be nice to have an option to git-config which would do such
> > expansion, as a separate type similar to --int and --bool, e.g.:
> >
> >   git config --path section.key
> >
> > so that not only core.excludesfile could use this new feature, but for
> > example also core.worktree, commit.template, gitcvs.logfile,
> > mailmap.file, and perhaps also *.receivepack and *.uploadpack
> 
> What should "git config -l" do for these (and core.excludesfile)?

Nothing (i.e. show unexpanded / not converted), just like for boolean variables "git config -l" doesn't convert 1/on/yes to true, and 0/off/no to false, just like for integer variables "git config -l" doesn't convert to simple decimal number taking into account optional 'k', 'm' or 'g' suffix.

BTW. the suffix part of integer conversion should really be described in the paragraph about --int and --bool options (which should be made into proper description list, and not a prose paragraph).

P.S. I am a bit missing --local / --repository option to git-config to complement --global (which should probably be named --user) and --system options.

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Poland