Allow user to set variables in global ~/.gitconfig file
using command line.
Signed-off-by: Sean Estabrooks <seanlkml@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/git-repo-config.txt | 31 ++++++++++++++++++-------------
builtin-repo-config.c | 13 +++++++++++--
2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
index 8a1ab61..8199615 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ git-repo-config(1)
NAME
----
-git-repo-config - Get and set options in .git/config
+git-repo-config - Get and set repository or global options.
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-repo-config' [type] name [value [value_regex]]
-'git-repo-config' [type] --replace-all name [value [value_regex]]
-'git-repo-config' [type] --get name [value_regex]
-'git-repo-config' [type] --get-all name [value_regex]
-'git-repo-config' [type] --unset name [value_regex]
-'git-repo-config' [type] --unset-all name [value_regex]
-'git-repo-config' -l | --list
+'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] name [value [value_regex]]
+'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --replace-all name [value [value_regex]]
+'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --get name [value_regex]
+'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --get-all name [value_regex]
+'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --unset name [value_regex]
+'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --unset-all name [value_regex]
+'git-repo-config' [--global] -l | --list
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ This command will fail if:
. Can not write to .git/config,
. no section was provided,
. the section or key is invalid,
-. you try to unset an option which does not exist, or
-. you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match.
+. you try to unset an option which does not exist,
+. you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match, or
+. you use --global option without $HOME being properly set.
OPTIONS
@@ -64,14 +65,17 @@ OPTIONS
--get-regexp::
Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression.
+--global::
+ Use global ~/.gitconfig file rather than the repository .git/config.
+
--unset::
- Remove the line matching the key from .git/config.
+ Remove the line matching the key from config file.
--unset-all::
- Remove all matching lines from .git/config.
+ Remove all matching lines from config file.
-l, --list::
- List all variables set in .git/config.
+ List all variables set in config file.
ENVIRONMENT
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ ENVIRONMENT
GIT_CONFIG::
Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config.
+ Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig.
GIT_CONFIG_LOCAL::
Currently the same as $GIT_CONFIG; when Git will support global
diff --git a/builtin-repo-config.c b/builtin-repo-config.c
index f60cee1..7b6e572 100644
--- a/builtin-repo-config.c
+++ b/builtin-repo-config.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
#include <regex.h>
static const char git_config_set_usage[] =
-"git-repo-config [ --bool | --int ] [--get | --get-all | --get-regexp | --replace-all | --unset | --unset-all] name [value [value_regex]] | --list";
+"git-repo-config [ --global ] [ --bool | --int ] [--get | --get-all | --get-regexp | --replace-all | --unset | --unset-all] name [value [value_regex]] | --list";
static char *key;
static regex_t *key_regexp;
@@ -139,7 +139,16 @@ int cmd_repo_config(int argc, const char
type = T_BOOL;
else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--list") || !strcmp(argv[1], "-l"))
return git_config(show_all_config);
- else
+ else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--global")) {
+ char *home = getenv("HOME");
+ if (home) {
+ char *user_config = xstrdup(mkpath("%s/.gitconfig", home));
+ setenv("GIT_CONFIG", user_config, 1);
+ free(user_config);
+ } else {
+ die("$HOME not set");
+ }
+ } else
break;
argc--;
argv++;
--
1.4.3.3.g869c
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