autocrlf can be "input" as well. 28.01.2019, 21:32, "Jeff King" <peff@xxxxxxxx>: > On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 10:30:31AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: > >> Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> > I think it means: >> > >> > - if core.autocrlf is false (the default), then the text attribute and >> > core.eol are used >> > >> > - if core.autocrlf is true, then that overrides the whole >> > attribute/eol system >> >> I think that matches my understanding. >> >> > Subject: [PATCH] doc/gitattributes: clarify "autocrlf overrides eol" >> > >> > We only override core.eol with core.autocrlf when the latter is set to >> > "true" (otherwise, core.eol would never do anything!). Let's make this >> >> I fail to understand what "otherwise..." wants to say. When >> core.autocrlf is not "true", core.eol would not do anything? > > I meant that if core.autocrlf overrides core.eol also when it is not set > to true, then there would be no way to use core.eol, because the former > must be either true or false. >