Re: Feature request: read git config from parent directory
On Friday, 9 December 2016 19:38:05 CET Duy Nguyen wrote: > >> Sounds like the same problem I have (and the reason I came up with > >> conditional include [1]). Would that work for you (check out the > >> example part in that patch)? > > > > If I understand correcly, I would need to set up config include in each > > git > > repository. This is as much work as setting up user.email in the same > > place. > > Well, no. You set this up in ~/.gitconfig. If you need to add some > settings in /abc/def/.gitconfig and expect repositories in this path > to reach it via the parent chain, then you could write something like > > [include "gitdir:/abc/def/"] > file = your-config-file > > in ~/.gitconfig and achieve the same effect, because all repos will > read ~/.gitconfig, and if it finds out the repo's location is inside > /abc/def, your-config-file will be loaded. It could contain email > settings or whatever. > > So, instead of spreading .gitconfig files around and relying on > parent-chain to reach them, you write a few filter rules in > ~/.gitconfig to tell all the repos what to load. oh... yes, that would solve my problem and have no impact on other user who don't need this feature. I do hope that the improvement you proposed will be merged. Thanks for the explanation. All the best -- https://github.com/dod38fr/ -o- http://search.cpan.org/~ddumont/ http://ddumont.wordpress.com/ -o- irc: dod at irc.debian.org
Re: Feature request: read git config from parent directory
On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 2:49 AM, Dominique Dumontwrote: > Hello > > I use the same machine for work and open-source contribution. In both cases, I > deal with a lot of repositories. Depending on whether I commit for work or > open-source activities, I must use a different mail address. I used to setup > work address for each work repo in git local config, but this is no longer > practical. Sounds like the same problem I have (and the reason I came up with conditional include [1]). Would that work for you (check out the example part in that patch)? It's not supported yet. I'll need to address a few comments in the future reroll. [1] http://public-inbox.org/git/20160712164216.24072-1-pclo...@gmail.com/ > Since I use different directories for work and open-source, would it be > possible for git to read irs config also from parent directories ? I.e. setup > git to read config from ./.git/config then ../.gitconfig, ../../gitconfig > until > global ~/.gitconfig. -- Duy
Feature request: read git config from parent directory
Hello I use the same machine for work and open-source contribution. In both cases, I deal with a lot of repositories. Depending on whether I commit for work or open-source activities, I must use a different mail address. I used to setup work address for each work repo in git local config, but this is no longer practical. Since I use different directories for work and open-source, would it be possible for git to read irs config also from parent directories ? I.e. setup git to read config from ./.git/config then ../.gitconfig, ../../gitconfig until global ~/.gitconfig. All the best -- https://github.com/dod38fr/ -o- http://search.cpan.org/~ddumont/ http://ddumont.wordpress.com/ -o- irc: dod at irc.debian.org