Andreas Heiduk [off-list ref] writes:
`git config --bool xxx.yyy` returns `true` for `[xxx]yyy` but
`false` for `[xxx]yyy=` or `[xxx]yyy=""`. This is tested in
t1300-repo-config.sh since 09bc098c2.
Signed-off-by: Andreas Heiduk <redacted>
---
Documentation/config.txt | 10 +++++-----
Documentation/git.txt | 3 ++-
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
This looks good to me. Will queue.
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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index d5c9c4cab..478b9431e 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -216,15 +216,15 @@ boolean::
synonyms are accepted for 'true' and 'false'; these are all
case-insensitive.
- true;; Boolean true can be spelled as `yes`, `on`, `true`,
- or `1`. Also, a variable defined without `= <value>`
+ true;; Boolean true literals are `yes`, `on`, `true`,
+ and `1`. Also, a variable defined without `= <value>`
is taken as true.
- false;; Boolean false can be spelled as `no`, `off`,
- `false`, or `0`.
+ false;; Boolean false literals are `no`, `off`, `false`,
+ `0` and the empty string.
+
When converting value to the canonical form using `--bool` type
-specifier; 'git config' will ensure that the output is "true" or
+specifier, 'git config' will ensure that the output is "true" or
"false" (spelled in lowercase).
integer::diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 7dd5e0328..6e3a6767e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ example the following invocations are equivalent:
Note that omitting the `=` in `git -c foo.bar ...` is allowed and sets
`foo.bar` to the boolean true value (just like `[foo]bar` would in a
config file). Including the equals but with an empty value (like `git -c
-foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string.
+foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string which ` git config
+--bool` will convert to `false`.
--exec-path[=<path>]::
Path to wherever your core Git programs are installed.