Re: [PATCH 0/5] [RFC] Make 'git config list --type=' parse and filter types
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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
- Date
- Feb 11, 2026, 12:13 UTC
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- <pull.2044.git.1770698579.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 04:42:54AM +0000, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote:
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> This is marked as an RFC because I need to add some more tests and because > this is a behavior change! If there are any tools currently passing the > --type=<X> argument to git config list then they will have a change of > behavior with this series. It's an easy workaround: drop the --type argument > or add --no-type to go back to the previous behavior.
I think this is not a huge problem. It simply reads like a bug to me that the command accepts the option, but doesn't honor it. Sure, it can lead to different behaviour, but I think that's acceptable.
Patrick