Re: [PATCH/RFC] git.c: support "!!" aliases that do not move cwd

> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> 
> > Having separate exec/shell boolean options just punts the overlap from
> > the command key to those keys. If you have two mutually exclusive
> > options, I think the best thing is a single option, like:
> >
> >   type = <shell | exec | whatever>
> >
> > and then it is obvious that a second appearance of "type" overrides an
> > earlier one, by our usual "last one wins" convention. As opposed to:
> >
> >   shell = true
> >   exec = true
> >
> > where you have to understand the meaning of each option to know that
> > "exec" overrides "shell".
> 
> Good.  
> 
> Duy's "do we want to chdir or stay?" would be an orthogonal axis to
> "what does the command line look like?" and "how is the command line
> run?" so it adds one member to the "alias.<string>.*" family of
> variables, I guess.