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diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index 3e3c528497..211e118d57 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c
@@ -436,9 +436,14 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
NULL, NULL);
}
else if (actions == ACTION_SET) {
+ int ret;
check_argc(argc, 2, 2);
value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1]);
- return git_config_set(argv[0], value);
+ ret = git_config_set(argv[0], value);
+ if (ret == CONFIG_NOTHING_SET)
+ error("cannot overwrite multiple values with a single value\n"
+ " Use a regexp, --add or --set-all to change %s.", argv[0]);
+ return ret;
}
else if (actions == ACTION_SET_ALL) {
check_argc(argc, 2, 3);