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Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] config: add '--show-origin' option to print the origin of a config value

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Feb 15, 2016, 18:06 UTC
Message-ID
<20160215180644.GD26443@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<1455531466-16617-4-git-send-email-larsxschneider@gmail.com>
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 11:17:46AM +0100, larsxschneider@gmail.com wrote:
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> From: Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com>
> 
> If config values are queried using 'git config' (e.g. via --get,
> --get-all, --get-regexp, or --list flag) then it is sometimes hard to
> find the configuration file where the values were defined.
> 
> Teach 'git config' the '--show-origin' option to print the source
> configuration file for every printed value.
> 
> Based-on-patch-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
> Signed-off-by: Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/git-config.txt |  15 +++--
>  builtin/config.c             |  33 ++++++++++
>  t/t1300-repo-config.sh       | 153 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 196 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

I packed all of my thoughts on test tear-down into my response to the cover letter. :)

Other than that minor point, this version looks good to me.
-Peff
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Message 12 of 32 in “config: add '--sources' option to print the source of a config value”
  1. 0/3 config: add '--sources' option to print the source of a config valuelarsxschneider@gmail.com, Feb 15, 2016
  2. 1/3 t: do not hide Git's exit code in testslarsxschneider@gmail.com, Feb 15, 2016
  3. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2016
  4. Lars SchneiderFeb 16, 2016
  5. 2/3 config: add 'type' to config_source struct that identifies config typelarsxschneider@gmail.com, Feb 15, 2016
  6. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2016
  7. Ramsay JonesFeb 16, 2016
  8. Ramsay JonesFeb 15, 2016
  9. Johannes SchindelinFeb 17, 2016
  10. Lars SchneiderFeb 18, 2016
  11. 3/3 config: add '--show-origin' option to print the origin of a config valuelarsxschneider@gmail.com, Feb 15, 2016
  12. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2016
  13. Eric SunshineFeb 15, 2016
  14. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2016
  15. Lars SchneiderFeb 17, 2016
  16. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2016
  17. Ramsay JonesFeb 15, 2016
  18. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2016
  19. Ramsay JonesFeb 15, 2016
  20. Lars SchneiderFeb 16, 2016
  21. Ramsay JonesFeb 16, 2016
  22. Jeff KingFeb 16, 2016
  23. Ramsay JonesFeb 16, 2016
  24. Jeff KingFeb 16, 2016
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2016
  26. Lars SchneiderFeb 16, 2016
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2016
  28. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2016
  29. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2016
  30. Lars SchneiderFeb 16, 2016
  31. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2016
  32. Lars SchneiderFeb 16, 2016

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