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Re: [PATCH 10/10] clone: accept config options on the command line

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jun 9, 2011, 17:12 UTC
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<20110609171214.GA30888@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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<BANLkTinBqSVpREg6667Ydf2JjL3r14BgRA@mail.gmail.com>
On Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 07:10:33PM +0200, Bert Wesarg wrote:
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> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 17:57, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> > diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
> > index b093e45..3e24064 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
> > @@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
> >        Specify the directory from which templates will be used;
> >        (See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].)
> >
> > +--config <key>=<value>::
> > +-c <key>=<value>::
> > +       Set a configuration variable in the newly-cloned repository. The
> 
> Shouldn't this be 'newly-created repository', because the
> configuration variables are set before the actual cloning, but after
> initializing the new repository.

Yeah, I think your wording is better. It might also make sense to explicitly say that the config takes effect during the fetch and checkout phases of the clone (there's otherwise no point, of course, but it never hurts to make the documentation clear).

-Peff
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Message 21 of 25 in “Git-Mediawiki : cloning a set of pages”
  1. Claire FousseJun 8, 2011
  2. Jeff KingJun 8, 2011
  3. Sverre RabbelierJun 8, 2011
  4. Jeff KingJun 8, 2011
  5. Jeff KingJun 9, 2011
  6. 01/10 strbuf_split: add a max parameterJeff King, Jun 9, 2011
  7. Junio C HamanoJun 13, 2011
  8. Jeff KingJun 13, 2011
  9. 02/10 fix "git -c" parsing of values with equals signsJeff King, Jun 9, 2011
  10. 03/10 config: die on error in command-line configJeff King, Jun 9, 2011
  11. 04/10 config: avoid segfault when parsing command-line configJeff King, Jun 9, 2011
  12. Junio C HamanoJun 13, 2011
  13. Jeff KingJun 13, 2011
  14. 05/10 strbuf: allow strbuf_split to work on non-strbufsJeff King, Jun 9, 2011
  15. 06/10 config: use strbuf_split_str instead of a temporary strbufJeff King, Jun 9, 2011
  16. 07/10 parse-options: add OPT_STRING_LIST helperJeff King, Jun 9, 2011
  17. 08/10 remote: use new OPT_STRING_LISTJeff King, Jun 9, 2011
  18. 09/10 config: make git_config_parse_parameter a public functionJeff King, Jun 9, 2011
  19. 10/10 clone: accept config options on the command lineJeff King, Jun 9, 2011
  20. Bert WesargJun 9, 2011
  21. Jeff KingJun 9, 2011
  22. Jeff KingJun 9, 2011
  23. Matthieu MoyJun 9, 2011
  24. Jakub NarebskiJun 8, 2011
  25. Claire FousseJun 9, 2011

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