ENVIRONMENT GIT_CONFIG Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config. Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig. Using the "--system" option forces this to $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig. is the phrase "forces this to" really what you want to use here? maybe i misunderstand what this option does, doesn't it simply mean that it will use a different (specified) file from the default, depending on the context (local, global, system)? it just seems weird to say that the option "forces" the use of what are clearly the default files. thoughts? rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca/dokuwiki Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================