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Re: about crlf file-encodings and other options

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PHPeter Harris <git@peter.is-a-geek.org>
Date
Jul 16, 2009, 15:49 UTC
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On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Rustom Mody wrote:
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> I am trying to figure out the best choices regarding file-encodings,
> crlf choices etc.
> I see some stuff in gitattributes and some in git-config.
>
> So...
> 1. Is there some place I can find out whats the received wisdom
> regarding crlf and file encoding choices

This comes down to personal taste. I actually set core.autocrlf differently for different projects.

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> 2. is there some one place where all the options for all the git
> commands are listed?
>
> For example I find in git-config the following
>
> [branch "devel"]
>        remote = origin
>        merge = refs/heads/devel
>
> Where does one find out about such options?

"git help config" (those particular ones are under branch.<name>.remote and branch.<name>.merge).

Peter Harris
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  1. Rustom ModyJul 16, 2009
  2. Peter HarrisJul 16, 2009

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