On 06/16/2014 05:49 AM, Philip Oakley wrote: > Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value > - given will override values from configuration files. > + given will override single valued variables from configuration > + files, and append to multivar variables. Previous multivar values
Nit: Forgive me if I am wrong, but `, and` is used for joining two independent clauses. It would be better to drop the comma. > + remain in effect. Use "insteadOf" style config variables when an > + over-ride is needed. > The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by > 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots). > > 'insteadOf' is a very specific approach for a general suggestion because it is only used in url.*.insteadof in the whole codebase. Also, it has a variation described in urls.txt as "pushinsteadof". So, if a problem such as mentioned above arises in a different scenario 'insteadOf' cannot be used in it. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
