Re: [PATCH 0/2] Introduce ~/.gitconfig

[Jon Loeliger <jdl@freescale.com>]

On Thu, 2006-06-08 at 06:30, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> 
> - The name. I personally prefer .gitconfig, since we talk about the repo
>   config all the time. But I have no strong feelings there.

I like .gitconfig over .gitrc.

> - The --no-local flag could be implemented more cleanly, but also less

Could we have multiple levels, and have names that call out
where it applies?  Perhaps something like:

--repo   into $GIT_DIR/.gitconfig  <- current default, right?
--home   into ~/.gitconfig
--site   into /etc/gitconfig
--share  into /usr/share/git/config

My issue is that --no-local is vague and doesn't call out
where it actually does go.  There could be more than one
different non-local place.


> - With this, repo-config does no longer merit its name. What do people think
>   about making it a builtin named "git config"? (Of course, nothing hinders
>   us to keep the synonymous "repo-config" indefinitely...)

I have often forgotten the "repo-" part, and go looking
for the "git config ..." man page and command.  I think
it should be "git config".

Perhaps, "git repo-config"  would be "git config --repo ...."
And "git config ..." would need an explict --home, --repo,
--site type location flag from above?


But, hey, that's all pre-coffee.

jdl