From: Jakub Narebski Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:30:37 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] Expand ~ and ~user in core.excludesfile, commit.template 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 writes: > > > > 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