We simply need to read the config, is all. This fixes https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/733 Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx> --- builtin/replace.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/builtin/replace.c b/builtin/replace.c index 748c6ca..02b13f6 100644 --- a/builtin/replace.c +++ b/builtin/replace.c @@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ int cmd_replace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) return replace_object(argv[0], argv[1], force); case MODE_EDIT: + git_config(git_default_config, NULL); if (argc != 1) usage_msg_opt("-e needs exactly one argument", git_replace_usage, options); -- 2.8.1.206.g8b39b4a -- 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