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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 570b691ba1..03eef4091d 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ CONFIGURATION FILE ------------------ The git configuration file contains a number of variables that affect -the git commands behavior. They can be used by both the git plumbing -and the porcelains. The variables are divided to sections, where +the git command's behavior. They can be used by both the git plumbing +and the porcelains. The variables are divided into sections, where in the fully qualified variable name the variable itself is the last dot-separated segment and the section name is everything before the last dot. The variable names are case-insensitive and only alphanumeric characters are allowed. Some variables may appear multiple times. The syntax is fairly flexible and permissive; whitespaces are mostly -ignored. The '#' and ';' characters begin commends to the end of line, +ignored. The '#' and ';' characters begin comments to the end of line, blank lines are ignored, lines containing strings enclosed in square brackets start sections and all the other lines are recognized as setting variables, in the form 'name = value'. If there is no equal @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ Variables ~~~~~~~~~ Note that this list is non-comprehensive and not necessarily complete. -For command-specific variables, you will find more detailed description -in the appropriate manual page. You will find description of non-core +For command-specific variables, you will find a more detailed description +in the appropriate manual page. You will find a description of non-core porcelain configuration variables in the respective porcelain documentation. core.fileMode:: @@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ core.gitProxy:: on hostnames ending with the specified domain string. This variable may be set multiple times and is matched in the given order; the first match wins. - - Can be overridden by the 'GIT_PROXY_COMMAND' environment variable - (which always applies universally, without the special "for" - handling). ++ +Can be overridden by the 'GIT_PROXY_COMMAND' environment variable +(which always applies universally, without the special "for" +handling). core.ignoreStat:: The working copy files are assumed to stay unchanged until you |