# Wither --local

4 messages from 2012-04-25 to 2012-04-26. Participants: David E. Wheeler, Jeff King, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/30334

## David E. Wheeler, 2012-04-25 18:09

Subject: Wither --local
Message-ID: <799127EF-097F-41DA-A331-E38968ED531D@justatheory.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/799127EF-097F-41DA-A331-E38968ED531D%40justatheory.com

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Gitsters,

I notice that the usage statement displayed for `git config` mentions --local, but `git help config` does not. Should it? It seems a bit under-documented…

Thanks,

David

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## Jeff King, 2012-04-25 21:43

Subject: Re: Wither --local
Message-ID: <20120425214300.GB8590@sigill.intra.peff.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20120425214300.GB8590%40sigill.intra.peff.net
In-Reply-To: <799127EF-097F-41DA-A331-E38968ED531D@justatheory.com>

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On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 11:09:33AM -0700, David E. Wheeler wrote:

> I notice that the usage statement displayed for `git config` mentions
> --local, but `git help config` does not. Should it? It seems a bit
> under-documented…

Yes, it should. Original motivation is here:

  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/152524

-Peff

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## David E. Wheeler, 2012-04-26 19:09

Subject: Re: Wither --local
Message-ID: <043D06DF-BF0C-4919-B787-601A93C8BD33@justatheory.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/043D06DF-BF0C-4919-B787-601A93C8BD33%40justatheory.com
In-Reply-To: <20120425214300.GB8590@sigill.intra.peff.net>

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On Apr 25, 2012, at 2:43 PM, Jeff King wrote:

>> I notice that the usage statement displayed for `git config` mentions
>> --local, but `git help config` does not. Should it? It seems a bit
>> under-documented…
> 
> Yes, it should. Original motivation is here:
> 
>  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/152524

Is this thread sufficient to get it on someone's radar, or should there be a ticket somewhere?

Thanks,

David

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## Junio C Hamano, 2012-04-26 19:25

Subject: Re: Wither --local
Message-ID: <xmqqpqau8fcu.fsf@junio.mtv.corp.google.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqpqau8fcu.fsf%40junio.mtv.corp.google.com
In-Reply-To: <043D06DF-BF0C-4919-B787-601A93C8BD33@justatheory.com>

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"David E. Wheeler" <david@justatheory.com> writes:

> Is this thread sufficient to get it on someone's radar, or should
> there be a ticket somewhere?

It's already on _your_ radar, isn't it?

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