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Re: [PATCH] Add a --user option to git-config

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 1, 2007, 18:31 UTC
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
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>> Yep, which is why I made it a synonym; git-gui uses the
>> --global option, for example, and I'm confident that other
>> (user) scripts use it too. The "future" I had in mind was
>> something like 1 year down the road, but it could be longer
>> (or forever) if necessary.
>
> Please read my reply as "I vote against ever removing the --global 
> option".

I would say with --system present, I do not see much point having the new alias --user either. Get used to it. It is global across the repositories you have control over.

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  1. Add a --user option to git-configRamsay Jones, Jul 28, 2007
  2. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2007
  3. Ramsay JonesJul 31, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinAug 1, 2007
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2007
  6. Ramsay JonesAug 2, 2007
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