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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 6c80e2727..59d0dc876 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -430,6 +430,37 @@ gitlink:gitk[1]:: gitk. +Configuration Mechanism +----------------------- + +Starting from 0.99.9 (actually mid 0.99.8.GIT), .git/config file +is used to hold per-repository configuration options. It is a +simple text file modelled after `.ini` format familiar to some +people. Here is an example: + +------------ +# +# This is the config file, and +# a '#' or ';' character indicates +# a comment +# + +; core variables +[core] + ; Don't trust file modes + filemode = false + +; user identity +[user] + name = "Junio C Hamano" + email = "junkio@twinsun.com" + +------------ + +Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust +their operation accordingly. + + Identifier Terminology ---------------------- <object>:: |