repo-config: document what value_regexp does a bit more clearly.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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Junio C Hamano 2006-05-07 15:32:51 -07:00
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@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is
actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be
escaped.
If you want to set/unset an option which can occur on multiple lines, you
should provide a POSIX regex for the value. If you want to handle the lines
*not* matching the regex, just prepend a single exclamation mark in front
(see EXAMPLES).
If you want to set/unset an option which can occur on multiple
lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the
existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If
you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see EXAMPLES).
The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', which will make
'git-repo-config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and