From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 17:01:59 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFC] Possibility to choose ~/.config/git/config instead of ~/.gitconfig
Message-ID: <20120525170159.GA4086@burratino>
In-Reply-To: <20120525181526.Horde.VibLf3wdC4BPv7AeKacSMiA@webmail.minatec.grenoble-inp.fr>

Hi,

nguyenhu@minatec.inpg.fr wrote:

> As you know, git stores its configuration in ~/.gitconfig file and
> in other hidden files at the root of the user's directory.
[...]
> git would store its configuration in ~/.config/git/config file if:
> - this file exists,
> - and ~/.gitconfig file doesn't.
> Otherwise git would store its configuration in ~/.gitconfig as usual.

Sounds like a worthwhile goal, so I look forward to the patch. ;-)

What other hidden files at the root of the user's directory are you
talking about?

Curious,
Jonathan