From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 23:12:42 GMT
Subject: Re: "man git-config", "--list" option misleadingly refers to "config file" (singular)
Message-ID: <20171003231242.oem4equq6cvicxcw@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.21.1710031653360.8461@localhost.localdomain>

On Tue, Oct 03, 2017 at 04:54:32PM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:

> > It does that by default, or it lists the contents of a specific file
> > if given (either by --file, or with --system, --global, or --local).
> >
> > So I agree it's not quite accurate, but you probably want some
> > phrasing that leaves this unsaid (the actual rules are described
> > earlier in the description section). Maybe just refer to it as the
> > "config source" or something?
> 
>   i think the simplest phrasing is, "List all variables set in the
> current configuration, along with their values."
> 
>   sound fair?

Yes, sounds reasonable to me.

-Peff