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git-config doc: variables sorting bug

From
BHBruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
Date
Feb 28, 2024, 10:12 UTC
Message-ID
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Hi,

In https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config the variables (advice.* ... worktree.guessRemote) are apparently meant to be in alphabetical order.

However,
  filter.<driver>.clean
  filter.<driver>.smudge
come after format.*. They should come before format.*, since 'i' < 'o'.
Bruno
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  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 29, 2024
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