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From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Possibility to choose ~/.config/git/config instead of
 ~/.gitconfig
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 12:01:59 -0500
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Hi,

nguyenhu@minatec.inpg.fr wrote:

> As you know, git stores its configuration in ~/.gitconfig file and
> in other hidden files at the root of the user's directory.
[...]
> git would store its configuration in ~/.config/git/config file if:
> - this file exists,
> - and ~/.gitconfig file doesn't.
> Otherwise git would store its configuration in ~/.gitconfig as usual.

Sounds like a worthwhile goal, so I look forward to the patch. ;-)

What other hidden files at the root of the user's directory are you
talking about?

Curious,
Jonathan