Re: [PATCH v1 0/3] Introduce config variable "diff.primer"

Keith Cascio [off-list ref] writes:

Future work: Extend the gitattributes mechanism so it supports
all [diff] config variables, including e.g. diff.mnemonicprefix
and diff.primer.

I am puzzled.

The gitattributes mechanism is about per-path settings, but I do not think
a mnemonicprefix that is per-path makes much sense.