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  git.txt: update description of the configuration mechanism
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Configuration Mechanism
-----------------------
Starting from 0.99.9 (actually mid 0.99.8.GIT), `.git/config` file
is used to hold per-repository configuration options. It is a
simple text file modeled after `.ini` format familiar to some
people. Here is an example:
Git uses a simple text format to store customizations that are per
repository and are per user. Such a configuration file may look
like this:
------------
#
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; user identity
[user]
name = "Junio C Hamano"
email = "junkio@twinsun.com"
email = "gitster@pobox.com"
------------
Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust
their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a
list.
list and more details about the configuration mechanism.
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