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Re: [PATCH/RFC 00/11] Break down Documentation/config.txt

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 22, 2018, 16:28 UTC
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<20180822160605.21864-1-pclouds@gmail.com>
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy  <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:
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> I notice a couple times lately that people added new config keys in
> the wrong place, which is understandable since this file has become so
> big, it's hard to see the structure of anything.
>
> Since we have broken down some parts of it into separate files
> already, this continues in that direction and moves even more parts
> out of config.txt.

Especially with <20180819105210.19296-1-pclouds@gmail.com>, which is your recent update to the "git help --config" collection machinery in place, this sounds like a sensible move.

Previous: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
Message 13 of 13 in “Break down Documentation/config.txt”
  1. 00/11 Break down Documentation/config.txtNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 22, 2018
  2. 01/11 config.txt: follow camelCase namingNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 22, 2018
  3. 02/11 config.txt: move fetch part out to a separate fileNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 22, 2018
  4. 03/11 config.txt: move format part out to a separate fileNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 22, 2018
  5. 05/11 config.txt: move gui part out to a separate fileNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 22, 2018
  6. 04/11 config.txt: move gitcvs part out to a separate fileNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 22, 2018
  7. 06/11 config.txt: move pull part out to a separate fileNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 22, 2018
  8. 07/11 config.txt: move push part out to a separate fileNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 22, 2018
  9. 09/11 config.txt: move sendemail part out to a separate fileNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 22, 2018
  10. 08/11 config.txt: move receive part out to a separate fileNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 22, 2018
  11. 10/11 config.txt: move sequence.editor out of "core" partNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 22, 2018
  12. 11/11 config.txt: move submodule part out to a separate fileNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Aug 22, 2018
  13. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2018

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