Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: > On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 01:12:52PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: > >> + prefix = setup_git_directory_gently(&is_not_gitdir); >> + prefix_length = prefix ? strlen(prefix) : 0; >> + if (!is_not_gitdir) { >> + git_config(git_apply_config); >> + if (apply_default_whitespace) >> + parse_whitespace_option(apply_default_whitespace); >> + } >> + > > If I read this correctly, running 'git apply' inside a git repository > will parse $GIT_DIR/config and $HOME/.gitconfig. However, outside of a > repository it will parse neither. It would make more sense to me to > still parse $HOME/.gitconfig to pick up the user's global options. I thought about that, but decided against it. If you are truly operating outside a git managed repository, it does not feel right to apply configuration user has for git. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html