Documentation/git-config: describe and clarify "--local <file>" option
Describe config file selection in git-config. While the usage message of git-config shows --local, the documentation page did not contain anything about that. Signed-off-by: Florian Achleitner <florian.achleitner.2.6.31@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -44,11 +44,15 @@ a "true" or "false" string for bool), or '--path', which does some
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path expansion (see '--path' below). If no type specifier is passed, no
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checks or transformations are performed on the value.
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The file-option can be one of '--system', '--global' or '--file'
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which specify where the values will be read from or written to.
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The default is to assume the config file of the current repository,
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.git/config unless defined otherwise with GIT_DIR and GIT_CONFIG
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(see <<FILES>>).
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When reading, the values are read from the system, global and
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repository local configuration files by default, and options
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'--system', '--global', '--local' and '--file <filename>' can be
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used to tell the command to read from only that location (see <<FILES>>).
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When writing, the new value is written to the repository local
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configuration file by default, and options '--system', '--global',
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'--file <filename>' can be used to tell the command to write to
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that location (you can say '--local' but that is the default).
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This command will fail (with exit code ret) if:
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