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Re: [BUG] PREFIX environment variable ignored by git config --system

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Ben Knoble <ben.knoble@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 30, 2025, 19:37 UTC
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<EC3D4518-9330-4D08-BFE9-0A45E71112C6@gmail.com>
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> Le 29 janv. 2025 à 19:37, rsbecker@nexbridge.com a écrit :
> 
> On January 29, 2025 7:24 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> <rsbecker@nexbridge.com> writes:
>> 
>>> This appears to do exactly what I am looking for. When I create that
>>> file, git picks up config values from that file.The question is, is
>>> this environment variable actually sanctioned or is it just coincidence?
> It does
>> exactly what I am looking for.
>> 
>> How about reading "git config --help"?
> 
> Yup. It's there, thanks. So should I figure out how to sync the website with
> this
> or ignore it?
I often link less experienced Git users to git-scm.com, so I appreciate if it is fixed in some way. 
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