In order to clarify which value is used when there are multiple values
defined for a key, re-order the list of file locations so that it runs
from least specific to most specific. Then add a paragraph which simply
says that the last value will be used.
Signed-off-by: John Keeping
---
On Sun, Jul 07, 2013 at 10:31:38AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> John Keeping writes:
>
> >> I wondered if we should explain the significance of "last" a bit
> >> more (like "this results in the value from the most specific
> >> configuration file to be used, the ones in $GIT_DIR/config
> >> overriding what is in $HOME/.gitconfig"), but I do not have a strong
> >> opinion either way. Let's queue this for 'maint' for now.
> >
> > I don't think that change belongs here. How about doing something like
> > this in the FILES section (the first two hunks are just reordering the
> > existing list, only the last hunk changes the content):
>
> Sounds like a good change to me ;-).
So here it is as a proper patch :-)
Documentation/git-config.txt | 20
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
index fbad05e..99dc497 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt
@@ -206,12 +206,8 @@ FILES
If not set explicitly with '--file', there are four files where
'git config' will search for configuration options:
-$GIT_DIR/config::
- Repository specific configuration file.
-
-~/.gitconfig::
- User-specific configuration file. Also called "global"
- configuration file.
+$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
+ System-wide configuration file.
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config::
Second user-specific configuration file. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set
@@ -221,8 +217,12 @@ $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config::
you sometimes use older versions of Git, as support for this
file was added fairly recently.
-$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig::
- System-wide configuration file.
+~/.gitconfig::
+ User-specific configuration file. Also called "global"
+ configuration file.
+
+$GIT_DIR/config::
+ Repository specific configuration file.
If no further options are given, all reading options will read all of these
files that are available. If the global or the system-wide configuration
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ file are not available they will be ignored. If the
repository configuration
file is not available or readable, 'git config' will exit with a non-zero
error code. However, in neither case will an error message be issued.
+The files are read in the order given above, with last value found taking
+precedence over values read earlier. When multiple values are taken then all
+values of a key from all files will be used.
+
All writing options will per default write to the repository specific
configuration file. Note that this also affects options like '--replace-all'
and '--unset'. *'git config' will only ever change one file at a time*.
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