Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] builtin/config: introduce `--default`

> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 10:59 PM, Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> wrote:
> > [...]
> > This commit (and those following it in this series) aim to eventually
> > replace `--get-color` with a consistent alternative. By introducing
> > `--default`, we allow the `--get-color` action to be promoted to a
> > `--type=color` type specifier, retaining the "fallback" behavior via the
> > `--default` flag introduced in this commit.
> > [...]
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
> > ---
> > diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
> > @@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ Valid `<type>`'s include:
> > +--default value::
>
> This should be typeset as: --default <value>

> > +  When using `--get`, and the requested slot is not found, behave as if value
> > +  were the value assigned to the that slot.
>
> And you might use "behaves as if <value>" in the body as well (though
> I think Git documentation isn't terribly consistent about typesetting
> as "<value>" in the body, so I don't insist upon it).