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From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] user-manual: Simplify the user configuration.
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On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 11:12:57PM +0200, Felipe Contreras wrote:

> However, my last proposal was to have both the git config --global
> *and* the $HOME/.gitconfig description. Is there any argument against
> that?

This is like the fifth time you have asked, and for some reason, nobody
seems to have said yes or no. So I will go ahead and say: yes, I think
that is a fine idea.

I think there should also be some explanatory text that indicates they
are totally interchangeable for the rest of the document. Something
like: "When we show configuration in the rest of this document, we will
use format X [I think probably "git config $VAR $VALUE"]. But you can
use whichever method you are most comfortable with."

-Peff