<rsbecker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Thank you for filling out a Git bug report! > > Please answer the following questions to help us understand your issue. > > What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue) > export PREFIX=/home/randall > git config --system --list > > What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior) > Git should use ${PREFIX}/etc/gitconfig instead of the build location to But that is now how PREFIX works, as far as I remember. PREFIX is a build-time thing. Perhaps you are looking for RUNTIME_PREFIX build-time option? I do not know how well it is maintained these days, and if it allows you to futz with the paths at runtime (without _moving_ the executable and all other installation material en masse), though.