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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH (REVISED)] Add core.editor configuration variable
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:20:55 -0700
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Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org> writes:

> On Thu, 19 Jul 2007, Brian Gernhardt wrote:
>
>> For many people commit is more "core" to their git usage than write-tree and
>> commit-tree.  At this point, it's less an extra layer porcelain and more the
>> standard interface.  It's a result of the wonderful attempts to make git more
>> user friendly.
>> 
>> As far as [core] being only for plumbing, I disagree with that premise as
>> well.  Any option that is used across many of the git commands is a core
>> (meaning central) option.
>
> That pov certainly makes sense to me.

Good to see the discussion converged while I was trapped in the
day job.  So core.editor it is?