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Re: Minor bug: git config ignores empty sections

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date
Aug 15, 2016, 18:54 UTC
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On Aug 15 2016, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> If we were to remove the section header at this point, we should
> be removing the comment two out of three cases.
>
>  - if it is about section.key, it should go when section.key goes.
>  - if it is about section, it should go when section goes.
>  - if it is a more generic comment about this configuration file,
>    it should stay.

The comment may not be related to the surrounding keys, but just a commented-out config key that you want to keep around for reference.

Andreas.
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Message 6 of 12 in “Minor bug: git config ignores empty sections”
  1. Eli BarzilayAug 15, 2016
  2. Jeff KingAug 15, 2016
  3. Andreas SchwabAug 15, 2016
  4. Jeff KingAug 15, 2016
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 15, 2016
  6. Andreas SchwabAug 15, 2016
  7. Jeff KingAug 15, 2016
  8. Junio C HamanoAug 15, 2016
  9. Eli BarzilayAug 16, 2016
  10. Jeff KingAug 16, 2016
  11. Jakub NarębskiAug 21, 2016
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 15, 2016

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