Re: [PATCH] Documentation/gitk: Document new config file location
From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 23:00:21
Astril Hayato [off-list ref] writes:
quoted hunk
User configuration file is now stored at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/gitk Signed-off-by: Astril Hayato <redacted> --- Documentation/gitk.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)diff --git a/Documentation/gitk.txt b/Documentation/gitk.txt index 1e9e38a..417a707 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitk.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitk.txt@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ gitk --max-count=100 --all \-- Makefile:: Files ----- -Gitk creates the .gitk file in your $HOME directory to store preferences -such as display options, font, and colors. +User configuration and preferences are stored at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/gitk or +$HOME/.config/git/gitk if $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set.
It is a bit more complex than that, isn't it? - $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/gitk is used if $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set; otherwise - $HOME/.gitk is used, if you already have one; otherwise - $HOME/.config/git/gitk is used.