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Re: [PATCH] doc git: multivar configuration parameters append to existing values

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Tanay Abhra <tanayabh@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 16, 2014, 18:35 UTC
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On 06/16/2014 05:49 AM, Philip Oakley wrote:
>  	Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value
> -	given will override values from configuration files.
> +	given will override single valued variables from configuration
> +	files, and append to multivar variables. Previous multivar values
Nit: Forgive me if I am wrong, but `, and` is used for joining two independent
clauses. It would be better to drop the comma.
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> +	remain in effect. Use "insteadOf" style config variables when an
> +	over-ride is needed.
>  	The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by
>  	'git config' (subkeys separated by dots).
>  
>

'insteadOf' is a very specific approach for a general suggestion because it is only used in url.*.insteadof in the whole codebase. Also, it has a variation described in urls.txt as "pushinsteadof". So, if a problem such as mentioned above arises in a different scenario 'insteadOf' cannot be used in it.

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