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[PATCH] doc: add --show-names for git config

From
Yukai Chou <muzimuzhi@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 19, 2024, 00:45 UTC
Message-ID
<CAEg0tHRL9+tqY0k2GiGzhc-VgMVsHqppLRFHbc=M33R6AoLXEg@mail.gmail.com>

Option "--show-names" was introduced along with the "get" subcommand of git-config(1) [1]. It was used in Deprecated Modes doc examples, normal and completion tests, but not documented.

It's known by both "get" and "list", though has no effect on "list".
Signed-off-by: Yukai Chou <muzimuzhi@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-config.txt | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
index 65c645d461..525c29fcff 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt
@@ -268,6 +268,10 @@ Valid `<type>`'s include:
  all queried config options with the scope of that value
  (worktree, local, global, system, command).

+--show-names::
+ Output also the names of config variables for `list` or
+ `get`.
+
 --get-colorbool <name> [<stdout-is-tty>]::

  Find the color setting for `<name>` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output
-- 
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