Re: [RFC] Possibility to choose ~/.config/git/config instead of ~/.gitconfig

On 25 May 2012 09:15,  [off-list ref] wrote:

Hello,

As you know, git stores its configuration in ~/.gitconfig file and in other
hidden files at the root of the user's directory.

We would like to have a configuration directory instead of all these
configuration files by following the XDG specification because:
- not a lot of hidden files at the root, so better view
- one directory per software in ~/.config

We would like to give to users the possibility to store configuration in
~/.config/git/config file.

This is, of course, highly OS dependent. Ironically, I'd say we need a
setting in .gitconfig for it. :-)

There is also /etc(/default|/sysconfig|)/git/config to consider
(perhaps for some settings that should be the same for everyone).
Better yet, it would be nice if at least some settings could be part
of the repository itself (whitespace handling e.g.).

git would store its configuration in ~/.config/git/config file if:
- this file exists,
- and ~/.gitconfig file doesn't.
Otherwise git would store its configuration in ~/.gitconfig as usual.

If you don't create ~/.config/git/config, there is no change.

What do you think about it ?

I will send you a patch today.

Thanks,

Lucien KONG,
Valentin DUPERRAY,
Huynh Khoi Nguyen NGUYEN,
Thomas NGUY,
Franck JONAS

Grenoble INP ENSIMAG


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