Re: [PATCH 00/11] [RFC] config-batch: a new builtin for tools querying config

From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Date: Feb 5, 2026, 17:20 UTC
Message-ID: <f4bc400d-183c-406f-9f8c-bfed973c2eb1@app.fastmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <pull.2033.git.1770214803.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

On Wed, Feb 4, 2026, at 15:19, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote:

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> This RFC explores a new git config-batch builtin that allows tools to
> interact with Git's config data with multiple queries using a single
> process. This is an orthogonal alternative to the effort to create a stable,
> linkable config API. Both approaches have different strengths.
>[snip]

This sounds incredibly useful. Thanks!

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