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[BUG] git tab-completion gives error when "config" file exists in current directory

Subject: [BUG] git tab-completion gives error when "config" file exists in current directory

## tl;dr

One message between Feb 4, 2009 and Feb 4, 2009.

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Jeremy O'Brien· Feb 4, 2009, 03:24 UTC · lore

If a file "config" is present in the current directory, and no .git/config or .gitconfig file exists, typing "git" and attempting tab completion of any of its commands will yield an odd error like "fatal: bad config file line 7 in config", as git tries to use this file as a git config file.

Cheers, Jeremy O'Brien

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