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config.txt: clarify sentences in the configuration and syntax sections

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Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Stephen Boyd 2009-04-23 02:38:01 -07:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ is used to store the information for that repository, and
fallback values for the `.git/config` file. The file `/etc/gitconfig` fallback values for the `.git/config` file. The file `/etc/gitconfig`
can be used to store system-wide defaults. can be used to store system-wide defaults.
They can be used by both the git plumbing The configuration variables are used by both the git plumbing
and the porcelains. The variables are divided into sections, where and the porcelains. The variables are divided into sections, wherein
in the fully qualified variable name the variable itself is the last the fully qualified variable name of the variable itself is the last
dot-separated segment and the section name is everything before the last dot-separated segment and the section name is everything before the last
dot. The variable names are case-insensitive and only alphanumeric dot. The variable names are case-insensitive and only alphanumeric
characters are allowed. Some variables may appear multiple times. characters are allowed. Some variables may appear multiple times.
@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ in the section header, like in the example below:
-------- --------
Subsection names can contain any character except newline (doublequote Subsection names are case sensitive and can contain any characters except
`"` and backslash have to be escaped as `\"` and `\\`, newline (doublequote `"` and backslash have to be escaped as `\"` and `\\`,
respectively) and are case sensitive. Section headers cannot span multiple respectively). Section headers cannot span multiple
lines. Variables may belong directly to a section or to a given subsection. lines. Variables may belong directly to a section or to a given subsection.
You can have `[section]` if you have `[section "subsection"]`, but you You can have `[section]` if you have `[section "subsection"]`, but you
don't need to. don't need to.