Re: [PATCH 06/11] docs: add design doc for config-batch

On 2/5/2026 12:38 PM, Kristoffer Haugsbakk wrote:

On Wed, Feb 4, 2026, at 15:19, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote:

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+`git config list [--<scope>]`::
+	Getting all values, regardless of config key, would require a
+	multi-valued output similar to the `help` command. This tool will
+	likely assume advanced options such as `--show-origin`.

What does it mean to assume options?

I mean that since we expect to have the output parsed by tools, then
we will probably want the maximum amount of information by default.
Maybe --show-origin isn't as helpful as --show-scope.
 
Thanks,
-Stolee