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Re: [PATCH] user-manual: Use "git config --global" instead of editing ~/.gitconfig

From
Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
May 10, 2007, 22:04 UTC
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<7v7irgibcr.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
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<200705102353.31821.johan@herland.net>

I think this was rejected before, and the reason was that the point of this section is to make users aware that what novices might think is internal is actually represented in a very simple to understand and simple to change format, and reassure people that making small mistakes can be fixed with an editor.

And I think that reasoning still stands.
Previous: Jan Hudec
Message 9 of 9 in “user-manual: Use "git config --global" instead of editing ~/.gitconfig”
  1. user-manual: Use "git config --global" instead of editing ~/.gitconfigJohan Herland, May 10, 2007
  2. J. Bruce FieldsMay 10, 2007
  3. Johan HerlandMay 10, 2007
  4. Petr BaudisMay 10, 2007
  5. J. Bruce FieldsMay 11, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 11, 2007
  7. Nicolas PitreMay 11, 2007
  8. Jan HudecMay 11, 2007
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2007

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